96-year-old Tuskegee Airman receives honorary doctorate degree

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Brig. General Enoch Woody Woodhouse, Jr., 96, one of the last members of the all-Black World War II fighter pilot unit known as the Tuskegee Airmen, was honored with an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Norwich University during their 2023 Commencement Ceremony. The ceremony was held on April 29 in Northfield, Vt.

Norwich University is the oldest private military university in the U.S., is the birthplace of the ROTC, and is the Alma Mater of Harold “Doc” Martin – the founder of the Tuskegee Institute and Tuskegee Airman.