Downtown West in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Tuskegee Airmen of St. Louis

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

1. Tuskegee Airmen of St. Louis Marker

Inscription.
This is dedicated to the men of the Tuskegee Airmen from St. Louis, Missouri. The Tuskegee Airmen overcame segregation and prejudice to become one of the most highly respected higher groups of World War II. The Airmen's record speaks for itself with 111 German airplanes destroyed, 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, no bombers lost, 744 Air Medals, 8 Purple Hearts and 14 Bronze Stars. The Tuskegee Airmen's achievements paved the way for full integration of the U.S. military.

Courtland Bivens • Clarence H. Bradford • Charles V. Brantley • Everett Bratcher • John E. Briggs • Robert T. Buck • Carl E. Carey • George Carper • James D. Carter • Nathanial Covington • Charles T. Cross • John Davis • Arque Dickerson • Page L. Dickerson • Roger B. Duncan • Otis E. Finley, Jr. • Jean Flowers • Robert W. Frederick • Paul Freeman • Victor Handcock • Warren Harper • Louis K. Harris • Morris M. Hatchett • Charley K. Haynes • William H. Holloman, III • Leroy Kirksey • James B. Knighten • Charles A. Lane, Jr. • Milton F. Lemons • James L. McCullin • Theopolis D. Moore • John Moten • Stacy Murray • Melvin M. Nelson • Christopher W. Newman

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• George G. Norton Jr. • Henry R. Peoples • Wendell O. Pruitt • Victor Reef • Junius Savage • Clarence L. Shivers • John W. Squires • Norvell Stoudmire • Charles L. White • Hugh J. White • Isaac J. Wilford • William Wyatt • John Ware

Erected by Gateway Community Foundation.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Air & Space • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Tuskegee Airmen, and the Valor in Aerial Operations series lists.

Location. 38° 38.197′ N, 90° 12.438′ W. Memorial is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown West. It is on Doctor Martin Luther King Drive (Missouri Route D) west of North 20th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2000 Dr Martin Luther King Dr, Saint Louis MO 63106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 23, 2023

2. Tuskegee Airmen of St. Louis Marker

Marker is a sidewalk marker outside the entryway to the Hopewell Center, which formerly was a building occupied by the Gateway Community Foundation.

World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bertha Gilkey-Bonds (here, next to this marker); Thomas E. Brooks (here, next to this marker); Charmaine S. Chapman (here, next to this marker); Darlene Green (here, next to this marker); Ron Himes (here, next to this marker); Betty Jean Kerr (here, next to this marker); Albert W. Johnson (a few steps from this marker); William L. "Bill" Clay, Sr. (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,219 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 3, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.