99th Fighter Squadron
— (Tuskegee Airmen) —
Born in Westmoreland County, Charles Bernard Smith (1917-1991) is one of more than 140,000 African Americans who served in the racially segregated U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Trained at Chanute Field, Illinois, in aircraft ground support with the 99th Fighter Squadron, the famed "Tuskegee Airmen," he served in North Africa and Europe as technical sergeant and crew chief. In more than 200 missions as bomber escorts, the Tuskegee Airmen never lost a bomber to enemy fire, and they received three Presidential Unit Citations. Their outstanding service contributed to the integration of America's armed forces by President Harry S. Truman in 1948.| HM Number | HMEPN |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | JT 21 |
| Year Placed | 2005 |
| Placed By | Department of Historic Resources |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 3:44pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 324375 N 4229503 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.19636667, -77.00560000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 11.782', W 77° 0.336' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 11' 46.92" N, 77° 0' 20.16" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 804 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 966-1198 James Monroe Hwy, Colonial Beach VA 22443, US |
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