University City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Met the Challenge

by Marcus Akinlana

— WON Mural Society —

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Met the Challenge Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 20, 2023

1. The Tuskegee Airmen: They Met the Challenge Marker

Inscription.
They bravely fought against the dual tyranny of the Axis powers abroad and Jim Crow segregation here at home. Known as the Red Trails, they have become famous for their skill, courage and bravery, as well as their matchless record of successfully escorting and repeatedly protecting bombers on perilous missions and many other great feats in military aviation.

Eight Philadelphia Airmen are shown here as young men. Starting at the "navigation table" on the left and moving counter clockwise are Ted Ramsey, Henry Moore, Eugene Richardson, John Harrison, Ben Calloway, Burt Levy, Roscoe Draper and William Cousins, followed by B.O. Davis and Noel Parrish. On the left hand side of the goggles is the great flight trainer Chief Alfred Anderson. Women, men, black, white, mechanics, armorers, construction workers (who built Tuskegee Army Airfield) all served valiantly in the Tuskegee experience.

Erected 2009 by City of Philadelphia, Mural Arts Program. (Marker Number 20.)

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

Location. 39° 57.357′ N, 75°

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11.998′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in University City. It is on South 39th Street south of Ludlow Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 S 39th St, Philadelphia PA 19104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ronald McDonald House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Philadelphia (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Philadelphia (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Class of 1956 Trolley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Built c. 1896 (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Wistar Institute of Anatomy & Biology (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hilary Koprowski, M.D. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Benjamin Franklin (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

<i>The Tuskegee Airmen: They Met the Challenge</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 20, 2023

2. The Tuskegee Airmen: They Met the Challenge

City of Philadelphia plaque for the Tuskegee Airmen mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 20, 2023

3. City of Philadelphia plaque for the Tuskegee Airmen mural

Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 21, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.