Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Tuskegee Airmen
Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 74-25.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection marker series.
Location. 39° 49.101′ N, 82° 56.296′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. Marker is on Johns Circle, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in walkway between parking lot and passenger terminal of Rickenbacker International Airport. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2241 Johns Circle, Columbus OH 43217, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (here, next to this marker); F-100D "Super Sabre" (approx. half a mile away); F-84F "Thunderstreak" (approx. half a mile away); A-7D "Corsair II" (approx. half a mile away); Historic Lockbourne (approx. 1.7 miles away); Ohio-Erie Canal and Locks / The Columbus Feeder Canal (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lockbourne Veterans' Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Groveport Veterans' Park (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
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Also see . . . Tuskegee Airmen. (Submitted on October 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Categories. • African Americans • Air & Space • Civil Rights • War, World II •

By J. Makali Bruton, October 10, 2016
5. Grave of Colonel (later General) Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., mentioned on the marker.
General
United States Air Force
December 12, 1902-July 4, 2002
His beloved wife
Agatha S. Davis
January 23, 1908-March 10, 2002
The grave is located at Section 2, E-311, Arlington National Cemetery. His father, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr., is buried some meters away in the same section, E-478-B.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2016. This page originally submitted on October 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,660 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on November 23, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on June 27, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on October 10, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.