Willa Brown Chappell

Willa Brown Chappell (HM1NK7)

Location: Glasgow, KY 42141 Barren County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 59.731', W 85° 54.788'

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(1906 - 1992)

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This Glasgow native was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license in the U.S., 1937. That year, she also earned masters degree from Northwestern Univ. She was first African American officer in Civil Air Patrol (1941) & first American woman to hold both a mechanic's license & commercial pilot's license (1943).
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Co-founder of National Airmen's Association of America, which worked to get African Americans into U.S. Air Force. In 1940, she co-founded the Coffey School of Aeronautics which trained black pilots. Some of these pilots became part of the Tuskegee Airmen. She was influential in the integration of the U.S. military in 1948.
Presented by the Glasgow B&PW Club
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HM NumberHM1NK7
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Marker Number2398
Year Placed2013
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 596712 N 4094927
Decimal Degrees36.99551667, -85.91313333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 59.731', W 85° 54.788'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 59' 43.86" N, 85° 54' 47.28" W
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Area Code(s)270
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-299 KY-80, Glasgow KY 42141, US
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