Team Leader / Maintenance Personnel
— 1900-1994 —
In 1941, the War Department announced the creation of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first all-African American combat unit in the Army Air Forces. This unit trained at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Fifty African-American Kelly workers (49 men and 1 woman) left Texas to serve as mechanics and support personnel for the Tuskegee Flying School. Team leader for this "49+1" group from Kelly was Wilber Miller. The spirit and dedication of these trailblazers is a continuing legacy and a reminder of the heritage of service to our nation shared by all of Kelly's African-American personnel.| HM Number | HM14B8 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1995 |
| Placed By | Kelly Heritage Foundation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 10:33pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14R E 542902 N 3251483 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 29.39186667, -98.55785000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 23.512', W 98° 33.471' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 23' 30.72" N, 98° 33' 28.26" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 210 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3101 Roselawn Rd, San Antonio TX 78226, US |
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