Background
Cheatham was born in Georgia, United States. His father was an Episcopal missionary whose work took the family to Africa and Europe.
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Eugene Calvin Cheatham
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Unable to afford a full uniform, he never appeared before his board of review. Cheatham was a fighter pilot with the 332nd Fighter Group— better known as the Tuskegee Airmen —during World World War World War II He flew 150 missions during the Korean War. He then worked as a personnel and equal-opportunity officer for the Air Force, serving in Japan, Montana and San Bernardino, California.
Unable to locate records, the Scouts tested Cheatham and performed an exhaustive board of review according to the requirements of 1930.
Cheatham died on May 10, 2005 from pancreatic cancer and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Achievements
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While living in New York City, he became a Boy Scout and by 1930 he had completed the requirements for Eagle Scout. He achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel and retired in 1977. In 2001, Cheatham attended a Veterans Day event where he expressed his regret at not earning Eagle Scout to one of the organizers who happened to be an Eagle Scout. Executives from International Profit Associates petitioned the National Council of the Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture to award Cheatham"s Eagle Scout. On September 18, 2004 Cheatham was awarded his Eagle Scout in a ceremony at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.
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Tuskegee Airmen.
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United States