Southside in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Sidney J. Brooks Memorial
Photographed By James Hulse, October 9, 2022
1. Sidney J. Brooks Memorial
of Those Early Years,
Few in Number, Great in Spirit
- the Seeker, the Pathfinder,
the Builders
They Dared the Heights
and Saw Beyond Their Times.
Anonymous
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 29° 20.612′ N, 98° 26.674′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Southside. Memorial 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Dropping By (here, next to this marker); The Jenny (a few steps from this marker); A Few Good Men (a few steps from this marker); Sidney J. Brooks (a few steps from this marker); A Base Renamed (a few steps from this marker); Making History (within shouting distance of this marker); F-100F (within shouting distance of this marker); A Century Turns (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.
More about this memorial. Brooks Air Force Base was renamed in 2002
this page online
Also see . . . 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 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 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, October 9, 2022
2. Sidney J. Brooks Memorial
Public Domain - US Air Force, circa 1917
3. Sidney J. Brooks
Sidney Johnson Brooks, Jr., the first flying cadet to lose his life in San Antonio in 1917 during training prior to participation in World War I.
Photographed By James Hulse, October 9, 2022
4. The view of the Sidney J. Brooks Memorial from Hanger 9
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 70 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
