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Sixth avenue, the avenue of the americas and -- >> melissa francis is here. do you rotate your clothes out season to season or move it over? >> this is a big point of interest for you, obviously. >> right. >> it was so hot, i said i'm getting rid of all my winter stuff and i'm putting it away. >> you do rotate your clothes? >> i do the rotation principle into a tub. >> where does the rest go? you must live in a huge mansion. >> i don't have to do it. i had my house help do it. >> did you bring them and stick them in your office? >> i asked you a question. do you rotate your clothes? >> i do. >...

>> oliver: finally april 1943 they received their orders. >> you are shocked when you find your name on the list. >> oliver: when you du physically head over? >> we went up to new york and we were there for two weeks. to be outfitted with all winter stuff. we thought we were going to the battle of britain. >> oliver: they were heading to north africa. 400 members of the 99th and 3500 white troops boarded the mariposa. the highest ranking man on the ship was colonel benjamin david. >> he was a troop commander. >> one morning we woke up, beautiful day. there was casablanca. >> oliver: north calf...

>> 99th became one of the best-trained in the army air corps because we had so much time to spend, training. >> finally, in 1943 they received orders. >> it was a shock to see your name on a list of people. >> what did you physically get on a ship and head over? >> we left tuskegee by train and went to new york. we were there two weeks. being outfitted with all winter stuff. we thought we're going to britain. >> but they weren't. they were heading to north africa. an 15, april, 400 members of the squadron boarded ssmariposa. the highest ranking areaman was a tuskegee airmen. >> he was a troop ...

>> 99th became one of the best-trained in the army air corps because we had so much time to spend, training. >> finally, in 1943 they received orders. >> it was a shock to see your name on a list of people. >> what did you physically get on a ship and head over? >> we left tuskegee by train and went to new york. we were there two weeks. being outfitted with all winter stuff. we thought we're going to britain. >> but they weren't. they were heading to north africa. an 15, april, 400 members of the squadron boarded ssmariposa. the highest ranking areaman was a tuskegee airmen. >> he was a troop ...

>> 99th became one of the best-trained in the army air corps because we had so much time to spend, training. >> finally, in 1943 they received orders. >> it was a shock to see your name on a list of people. >> what did you physically get on a ship and head over? >> we left tuskegee by train and went to new york. we were there two weeks. being outfitted with all winter stuff. we thought we're going to britain. >> but they weren't. they were heading to north africa. an 15, april, 400 members of the squadron boarded ssmariposa. the highest ranking areaman was a tuskegee airmen. >> he was a troop ...