Southside in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

A Presidential Act

Hanger 9

Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022

1. A Presidential Act Marker

Inscription. The Air Force School of Aviation Medicine moved to Brooks in 1959, making it the center of space medicine research. The Aerospace Medical complex was dedicated by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 the day before his assassination in Dallas, Texas, making it his last official act as President of the United States.

Erected by Brooks City Base.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 29° 20.63′ N, 98° 26.666′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Southside. It is on Inner Circle Road 0.1 miles south of South New Braunfels Avenue, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located south of Hanger 9 with other historical markers. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8081 Inner Circle Road, San Antonio TX 78235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the

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Anglosphere.

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

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Making History (here, next to this marker); An Epic Visit (here, next to this marker); Space Mission (a few steps from this marker); Aerial Revolutions (a few steps from this marker); A Century Turns (a few steps from this marker); Hangar 9 Prevails (a few steps from this marker); Brooks Is Born (a few steps from this marker); The Jenny (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.

More about this marker. Brooks Air Force Base was renamed in 2002 to Brooks City Base when it was repurposed through the Brooks Development Authority as a science, business, and technology location.

Also see . . .
1. Brooks Air Force Base. Wikipedia

Brooks Air Force Base was named to honor San Antonio aviator Sidney Johnson Brooks Jr (not to be confused with Tuskegee Airmen Cadet Brooks) who died on November 13, 1917 when his Curtiss JN-4 nosed down as he
Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022

2. A Presidential Act Marker is the second marker from the left
prepared to land after his final training flight at Kelly Field, Texas, possibly because he had blacked out in reaction to the inoculations they had been given shortly before the flight. Brooks was one of the first to volunteer at the call for men for the American Flying Corps; he was about to complete his training for a commission as a military aviator. He was awarded his wings and commission posthumously.

(Submitted on October 16, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

2. United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Wikipedia

The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) is the United States Air Force (USAF) organization focused on education, research, and operational consultation in aerospace and operational medicine. USAFSAM was founded in 1918 to conduct research into the medical and physiologic domains related to human flight, and as a school for medical officers trained to support military aviation operations, later coined as flight surgeons. The school supported early military aviation from World War I through the evolution of aviation and into the modern era. USAFSAM conducted medical
Photographed by James Hulse, October 9, 2022

3. The back side of Hanger 9 with the markers on the left side
research and provided medical support for the initial US space operations beginning in 1947 through the establishment of NASA in 1958. After the creation of NASA, USAFSAM continued to actively support civilian and military manned space missions through clinical and physiologic research.

(Submitted on October 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.