Fort Campbell in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
The All-Black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
1944-1947
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
1. The All-Black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion Marker
Whose Soldiers Received Silver Parachutist Wings
February - March 1944
2nd LT Clifford Allen 2nd LT Edward Baker S/SGT Calvin R Beal SGT Clarence H Beavers SGT Ned D Bess 2nd LT Bradley Biggs S/SGT Hubert Bridges 2nd LT Warren C Cornelius S/SGT Lonnie Duke CPL McKinley Godfrey Jr S/SGT Robert F.Greene SGT James E Kornegay T/4 Alvin L. Moon 1st SGT Walter Morris SGT Leo D Reed SGT Samuel W Robinson 1st LT Jasper E Ross CPL Carstell O Stewart SGT Jack D Tillis SGT Roger S Walden SGT Daniel C Weil SGT Elijah Wesby 2nd LT Edwin H Wills
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 38.324′ N, 87° 27.256′ W. Memorial is in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Avenue and Screaming Eagle Blvd, on the left when traveling south on Tennessee Avenue. Marker is on the campus of Fort Campbell. Visitors must access the base via Gate 7 to access marker. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address:
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Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Netherlands Memorial Garden (here, next to this marker); Enemy Air Defense (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named The Netherlands Memorial Garden (here, next to this marker); Veghel Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); Airborne 11 (a few steps from this marker); 12th Armored Division (a few steps from this marker); Enemy Artillery (within shouting distance of this marker); M-1 57mm Antitank Gun (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Campbell.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
2. The All-Black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
