Will Rogers Memorial - Claremore, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 36° 19.244 W 095° 37.898
15S E 263756 N 4022738
This memorial to Will Rogers by the Air Transport Association is one of several on the wall of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum.
Waymark Code: WMNHAJ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/17/2015
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On the south side of the museum, under a portico, several plaques are mounted on the stone wall, commemorating this beloved man of the world. This is a bronze plaque which reads:
To the memory of
1879 - WILL ROGERS - 1935
He saw in air transportation a new page
in the chapter of endless possibilities.
Through his vision, courage and perseverance
the cause of air transport received
physical encouragement, moral assistance
and guiding genius at a time when such support
was most needed.With everlasting appreciation
THE AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
Representing the scheduled airlines of the United States
Dedicated November 4, 1954