Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Frank S. Scott

Corporal, U.S. Army

— 1883 - 1912 —

Frank S. Scott Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Thomas Smith, May 13, 2023

1. Frank S. Scott Marker

Inscription. One of the many who helped transform the fragile flying machine into the United States Air Force. Born in Braddock, Pa. on December 2, 1883. Corporal Scott was a crew chief mechanic with the U.S. Army Aviation School, at College Park, Md. On December 1912. He became the first enlisted man to be killed in a military airplane crash. In 1917, a small army airfield near Belleville, Illinois, was named in his honor. This installation is the only U. S. Air Force Base to bear the name of an enlisted man.

Erected 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military. A significant historical date for this entry is December 2, 1883.

Location. 38° 32.383′ N, 89° 51.697′ W. Marker is in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, in St. Clair County. Marker is on Main Street, 0.1 miles west of E Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scott Air Force Base IL 62225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. South East Asia Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1968 Air Mobility Command (about 500 feet away); Lt Gen Harold L. George (about 500 feet away); Sgt John L. Levitow (about 500 feet away); Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker (about 500

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feet away); Air Refueling (about 500 feet away); Nancy Harkness Love (about 500 feet away); Maj. Gen Robert. Patterson (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Scott Air Force Base.

Photographed By Thomas Smith, May 13, 2023

2. Frank S. Scott Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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