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Brigadier General William (Billy) Mitchell Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  McKenna, Jerry, sculptor. Title:  Brigadier General William (Billy) Mitchell Memorial, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Brigadier General Mitchell Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Copyrighted 1989. Dedicated May 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze on polished granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 26 x 23 x 10 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 1 in. x 28 3/4 in. x 15 3/4 in. Inscription:  Sculptor Lt. Colonel Jerry McKenna/San Antonio 1989 (On plaque on front of base:) BRIGADIER GENERAL/WILLIAM ("BILLY") MITCHELL/1879-1936/BRIGADIER GENERAL BILLY MITCHELL WAS BORN IN/NICE, FRANCE ON DECEMBER 29, 1879 AND/GREW UP IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN./THROUGHOUT HIS 28 YEAR CAREER HE/WAS ONE OF AMERICAS FOREMOST PROPONENTS/FOR A STRONG AIR FORCE AND CHAMPIONED/THE IDEA OF A SEPARATE ACADEMY FOR THE AIR SERVICE./DURING WORLD WAR I HE ROSE/FROM THE RANK OF CAPTAIN TO BRIGADIER GENERAL. AFTER/WORLD WAR I, REALIZING AMERICA'S AIR POWER/DEFICIENCIES, HE BECAME INCREASINGLY CRITICAL/OF THE NATIONAL MILITARY POSTURE. IT WAS/DURING THIS PERIOD/THAT HE POINTED OUT/THE VULNERABILITY OF HAWAII FOR A SNEAK/ATTACK. ON AUGUST 8, 1946, CONGRESS/AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO/AWARD HIM POSTHUMOUSLY A MEDAL OF/HONOR IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING/PIONEER SERVICE AND FORESIGHT IN THE FIELD/OF AMERICAN MILITARY AVIATION. THIS BRONZE/BUST DEPICTS GENERAL MITCHELL AS HE LOOKED/DURING WORLD WAR I./DEDICATED 10 MAY 1989/SCULPTOR LT COL JERRY MCKENNA PEDESTAL DONATED BY USAA. signed Description:  A life-size bronze bust of General Mitchell in World War I Army Aviation Corps Service Dress with no hat. His head is turned slightly to the proper left. The bust rests on a simple polished granite base. Subject:  Portrait male -- Mitchell, William -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- General Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform History -- United States -- World War I History -- United States -- Aviation Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Air Force Academy, 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 351, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80840 Located United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area Air Gardens, Colorado Springs, Colorado Remarks:  The bust was donated by the sculptor, Lt. Col. Jerry McKenna, USAF (retired); the base was donated by USAA. General Mitchell envisioned a strong, separate Air Force and was the first to propose an Air Force Academy. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS CO000085   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000085 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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