Fort Benning in Chattahoochee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Black Paratroopers

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2026

1. First Black Paratroopers Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated in memory of
the First Black Paratroopers
555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
(Triple Nickel)
1943 - 1947
Redesignated December 1947
3rd Bn. 505 Abn. Inf. Regt.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: African Americans. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1947.

Location. 32° 21.088′ N, 84° 58.941′ W. Marker is in Fort Benning, Georgia, in Chattahoochee County. It is on Bradshaw Road 0.1 miles west of Indianhead Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Benning GA 31905, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Columbus.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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 original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Indianhead Housing Area (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nadzab Airfield, New Guinea (approx. ¾ mile away); Oran, Algeria (approx. ¾ mile away); Clandestine Forces (approx. ¾ mile away); Sukchon & Sunchon, Korea (approx. ¾ mile away); Munsan-Ni, Korea (approx. ¾ mile away); 24th Infantry Regiment (colored) (approx. ¾ mile away); 505th Parachute Infantry (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Benning.

More about this marker. Fort Benning is an active U.S. Army installation; entrance is restricted.

Also see . . . The 555th Parachute Infantry Company “Triple Nickles”. (Submitted on April 10, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2026

2. First Black Paratroopers Marker

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 9, 2026

3. First Black Paratroopers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2026, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.