MAJ Charles B Hall & Tuskeegee Airmen in WWII -- Tinker AFB OK
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A statue and plaque honoring MAJ Charles B Hall and the Tuskeegee Airmen that stands in the Tinker Charles B. Hall Airpark static display museum just outside of Tinker AFB in Midwest City OK
Waymark Code: WMFN1R
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2012
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This museum static display site is named for MAJ Charles B. Hall, USAF, who served as a pilot on WWII. He was one of the Tuskeegee Airmen, and is the first black pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft in wartime. His distinguished military career and contributions to history are memorialized with a statue and plaque at this museum display on the I-40 frontage road just outside of Tinker AFB.
The museum is generally open from dawn to dusk, but can be closed if heightened national security concerns require.
The full text of the plaque:
MAJOR CHARLES B HALL
&
THE TUSKEEGEE AIRMAN
On 2 July 1943, then 1Lt Charles B. Hall of Brazil, Indiana, a Tuskeegee Airman trained at Tuskeegee Field AL earned the distinction of being the first African-American to shoot down an enemy aircraft from his P-40 fighter over Tunisia, North Africa.
Major Charles B. Hall went on to score a total of three aerial victories in combat. Major Hall moved to Oklahoma City after his military service and worked at Tinker Air Force base foe the Federal Aviation Administration until his death on 22 November 1971.
Tuskeegee Airmen were awarded a total of 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 744 Air Medals, 8 Purple Hearts and 14 Bronze Stars for their service in combat. The full measure of their efforts, buoyed by their tenacity in the face of overwhelming odds, rampant discrimination, and often deplorable conditions and treatment, is a testimony to the integrity of the Tuskeegee Airmen. Indeed, the success of these airmen contributed greatly to the eventual racial integration of the US military.
This site is dedicated to Major Charles B. Hall and the Tuskeegee Airmen of WWII. [end of text]
Date of Dedication: 06/18/2002
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Take the Tinker AFB exit off the I-40, then turn into the parking lot
Access times: From: 7:00 AM To: 7:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Tinker AFB
Midwest City, OK
Commemoration: Tuskeegee Airmen of WWII
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