Meadowmere Marker

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West Allis in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Meadowmere

By Paul F, February 6, 2009

1. Meadowmere Marker

Inscription. This tract of land was once a part of the estate on which General William (Billy) Mitchell (1879-1936) lived as a boy. His fearless and inquisitive personality as a youth carried over into his military career when he spoke out against overwhelming odds for an adequate air force. After commanding U.S. air forces in France during World War I, he emerged as the nation’s pioneer advocate of air power. He did not live to see the wisdom of his foresight, but all America now honors his great courage, heroism, and keen sense of judgment on the future of air power. This marker is erected to the memory of this great air pioneer by the West Allis Rotary Club.

Erected 1955. (Marker Number 41.)

Location. 43° 0.061′ N, 87° 59.018′ W. Marker is in West Allis, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County. Marker is on S 57th St, W Hayes, W Fillmore, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Located in the triangle park between S 57th, W Hayes, and W Fillmore. Marker is in this post office area: Milwaukee WI 53219, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. National Soldiers Home (approx. 1.4 miles away); Erastus B. Wolcott, M.D (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Volunteer-'98 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (approx. 1.7 miles away); National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old Honey Creek School Site (approx. 1.8 miles away); Wood National Cemetery Civil War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Wood National Cemetery Memorial Section (approx. 2 miles away).

By Paul F, February 6, 2009

2. Meadowmere Marker

Also see . . . Billy Mitchell - American Airpower Biography. (Submitted on May 31, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

By Paul F, October 1, 2010

3. Meadowmere Marker

By Paul F, October 1, 2010

4. Meadowmere Marker

By Paul F, October 1, 2010

5. Meadowmere Marker

(Back side of official marker.) "This tract of land was once a part of the Estate on which General Billy Mitchell, (1879-1936), lived as a boy. His fearless and inquisitive personality as a youth carried over into his military career when he spoke out against overwhelming odds for an adequate Air Force."

By Paul F, October 1, 2010

6. Meadowmere Marker

Back side of marker.

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 24, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 307 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 3, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.