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| Indiana (Jackson County), Seymour — B-25 Mitchell | | | In remembrance of those brave Tuskegee Airmen who served their country with courage, dedication and loyalty.
616th, 617th, 618th, & 619th Bomb Squadrons (M) of the 477th Bomb Group (M)
March 1945 to May 1945 — Map (db m13627) | | Indiana (Jackson County), Seymour — Freeman Field | | | Activated December 1942 as U.S. Army Air Forces advanced training school for World War II twin engined pilots; graduated over 4000 by February
1945. Construction of 413 structures and four 5,500-foot runways supervised by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; named for Indiana pilot Captain Richard
S. Freeman (1907-1941). Deactivated in 1948. — Map (db m13625) | | Indiana (Jackson County), Seymour — Freeman Field | | | Activated December 1942 as U.S. Army Air Forces advanced training school for World War II twin engined pilots; graduated over 4000 by February
1945. Construction of 413 structures and four 5,500-foot runways supervised by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; named for Indiana pilot Captain Richard
S. Freeman (1907-1941). Deactivated in 1948. — Map (db m13626) | | Indiana (Jackson County), Seymour — Shieldstown Bridge | | | Built in 1876 by J.J. Daniels
Burr Arch
Length 331 Ft. + 12 Ft. overhang/ends.
Width 16 ft. height 12ft.6in.
Cut stone abutments and pier. — Map (db m6426) |
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