The statue of a Tuskegee Airman that was stolen from Detroit’s Rouge Park on Wednesday has been recovered.

Detroit police are investigating after a Tuskegee Airman statue was stolen in Rouge Park.

The Detroit Police Department is investigating an apparent theft of a recently installed statue in Rouge Park honoring the late Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, a Tuskegee Airman who flew missions in World War II.

The improvements include new walkways, expanded playgrounds, signage and lighting, a picnic shelter, a dog park, new trees, and enhancements to the community hill.

It was no ordinary day for Davis Aerospace Technical High School students who got a chance to speak with an astronaut who’s currently orbiting the earth.

Alexander Jefferson, who served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, has died.

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson was one of the first Tuskegee Airmen escorting bombers in World War II.

DETROIT – Tuskegee Airman, Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, lost a comrade during the pandemic. Stewart made sure the first Veterans Day without his fellow airman wouldn’t be impeded by the coronavirus. First Lt. Vincent Dean and Stewart were 18 years old when they enlisted in 1943 during World War II. While he could not be with anyone on Veterans Day, Stewart spoke with Dean’s family in the United States and overseas. From a drive-by display in Taylor to a Detroit Veterans Day parade that was live streamed.