Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Captain Brady Tonth, Jr.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, November 18, 2020

1. Captain Brady Tonth, Jr. Marker

Inscription.

A graduate of Mississippi Valley State University, Brady Tonth, Jr. was the first MVSU Air Force ROTC graduate to become a pilot after completing training in Columbus, Mississippi. In 1979, he became the first African American pilot in the Mississippi Air National Guard. He served in Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield, eventually earning the rank of major. In 1986, he became a pilot for American Airlines and was the captain of the airline's first all-black flight crew.

Erected 2020 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, Afghanistan. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.

Location. 32° 14.309′ N, 90° 55.425′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on U.S. 61 0.1 miles north of Redbone Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5855 US 61 N, Vicksburg MS 39180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor and in Greater Jackson. It is also in the American South,

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specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Glass Mounds (approx. ¾ mile away); Camp Williamson (approx. 3.6 miles away); Yokena Presbyterian Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Tobias Gibson (approx. 4.7 miles away); Mississippi (approx. 5.2 miles away); Vicksburg Siege (approx. 5.3 miles away); U.S. Battery Benton. (approx. 5.3 miles away); Gibraltar of the Confederacy (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Also see . . . Brady Tonth Jr. Aviation Career. (Submitted on April 11, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, November 18, 2020

2. Captain Brady Tonth, Jr. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 677 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.