Walter Herschel Beech - 3F 46 - Pulaski, TN - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

County of marker: Giles County
Location of marker: West College Street (U.S. 64), just South of 1st Street (U.S. 31), Pulaski
Marker erected by: Tennessee Historic Commission

Marker Text:

WALTER HERSCHEL BEECH
1891 ~ 1950 Born in Pulaski, in 1891, Walter Herschel Beech was an aviation pioneer. In 1924 he helped to establish the Travel Air Manufacturing Company in Wichita, Kansas. By 1929 the company was the world's largest producer of commercial aircraft. In 1932, Beech and his wife founded Beech Aircraft Company, which produced more than, 7,400 military aircraft during World War II. Beech was inducted into the National (1977), International (1982), Kansas (1987), and Tennessee (2005) Aviation Halls of Fame.

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His Find-A-Grave listing

Marker Name: Walter Herschel Beech Marker Location: City Type of Marker: Person Marker Number: 3F 46 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission

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