Colonel Earl B. Young

Historical marker location:

100 Heritage Dr, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

( Marker can be reached from Main Street just east of Symington Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

1 July 1913 - 5 December 2015. Airlift/Tanker Association Hall of Fame Inductee - 2014.

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The restaurant was designed to be a drive-in, but it quickly became popular with families and eventually evolved into the fast-food chain we know today.