John Williams Walker (1783-1823)

Historical marker location:

12883 U.S. 231/431 North, Hazel Green, Alabama

( Marker is on U.S. 231/431, 1 mile south of Grimwood Road (County Road 100), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1966

The city of Tuskegee, Alabama is the birthplace of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African American military pilots. During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen were trained at the Tuskegee Institute and went on to fly over 1,500 missions in the war.