birth_place nationality ethnicity birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
longview , texas united states of america african american 30 august 1927 tuskegee airmen buford a. johnson
 buford a. johnson military airplane mechanic
buford a. johnson

master sergeant buford a. johnson -lrb- born august 30 , 1927 -rrb- was a member of the famed group of african-american world war ii pilots known as the tuskegee airmen .
during world war ii , he served as the chief mechanic servicing the fighter planes of the 99th fighter squadron of the 477th composite group .
