Ensign William Devotie Billingsley
N 33° 29.527 W 089° 44.884
16S E 244683 N 3709225
Historical marker located in Winona, MS.
Waymark Code: WMY5G4
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 04/25/2018
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A graduate of Winona High School and the United States Naval Academy Class of 1909. Ensign Billingsley was one of the "Bird Men" the pioneers of naval aviation, the fathers of the test pilot generation, and the grandfathers of the astronauts. He was the first U.S. naval and military aviator to die in the line of duty when he perished in an aircraft accident over the Chesapeake Bay on June 20, 1913. Ensign Billingsley is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Winona.
Date Installed:: 2011
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