Eddie Marcy, a WWII Tuskegee Airman with roots in Big Stone Gap, passed away last Saturday. Marcy's parents, Arthur and Callie Marcy, moved to Big Stone so his dad could become a coal miner. Eddie later became a miner himself, working in Derby, VA before being drafted into WWII and eventually ending up in the 305th Bombardment Wing as a fueler. Marcy was 96.

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http://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2016/04/01/we-must-bid-farewell-another-heroic-tuskegee-airman/82511688/