Troy in Miami County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Clayton Brukner

Pioneers of Aviation

— WACO Aircraft —

Clayton Brukner Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 2, 2019

1. Clayton Brukner Marker

close up of marker, one of three on the site

Inscription. Clayton Brunkner was one of the founders of the WACo Aircraft Company which relocated to Troy from Medina, Ohio in 1923. WACO quickly became the largest commercial builder of aircraft in the world. The original plant was on Union St, near the train station. Final assembly and flight took place just to the west of this site which is the present location of the Troy Public Park and Troy Memorial Football Stadium. Charles Lindbergh was employd by a WACO distributor to deliver airplanes to buyers around the US. In 1928, in order to keep WACO from moving, the citizens of Troy purchased and gave to the company 115 acres of land. In the early 1940s, WACO produced trainers for the Army as well as producing large troop and cargo carrying gliders used in the June 6, 1944, D-Day landing. WACO employed more than 2,600 workers during so- called “Glider Years” and built nearly 1,100 military gliders. Clayton Brukner purchased and developed the Brukner Nature Center and also donated funds for the Brukner Wing at Stouder Memorial Hospital. Brukner once said “I made my money in Troy and I am going to give all of it back.” Brukner was inducted into the Troy Hall of Fame and the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1997.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.

Location. 40° 2.591′ N, 84° 12.029′ W. Marker is in Troy, Ohio, in Miami County. It is at the intersection of North Market Street (Ohio Route 55) and West Staunton Road (County Route 14), on the left when traveling north on North Market Street. marker is in front of the Troy Senior Citizens Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 134 N Market St, Troy OH 45373, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro,

in the Miami Valley,

and in the Till Plains.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Robert N. Hartzell (here, next to this marker); Nancy Currie- Gregg (here, next to this marker); Rose Hill Cemetery 1849 (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ferry & Bridges (approx. 0.2 miles away); The John Kitchen House 1847 (approx. ¼ mile away); Overfield Tavern (approx. ¼ mile away); Statue Of Industry (approx. ¼ mile away); Engine Storage Location (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Troy.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 2, 2019

2. Clayton Brukner Marker

base of monument

Pioneers of Aviation Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 2, 2019

3. Pioneers of Aviation Marker

marker as seen from a distance

Clayton Brukner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 2, 2019

4. Clayton Brukner

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 2, 2019

5. Pioneers of Aviation Marker

Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, July 2, 2019

6. Clayton Brukner Marker

picture of Clayton Brukner, with a WACO plane

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 815 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 6, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.