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Kiffin Yates Rockwell
at the intersection of E. Broadway Street and Woodlawn Ave., Newport,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 58' 1.02",
-83° 11' 18.119976"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Born in a house 500 yards south, he attended W & L University and V.M.I. Enlisted in the French Foreign Legion, August, 1914: incapacitated for infantry service by wounds, May 1915. Transferring to the French Air Force, he helped found the Escadrille Lafayette. The first American aviator to down an enemy plane, May 18, 1916. Killed in aerial combat over Alsace, Sept. 23, 1916. He is buried in France.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Kiffin Yates Rockwell Historical Marker Location Map, Newport, Tennessee Map
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