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An electronic sign welcomes drivers to McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee. The base's and airport's McGhee Tyson name honor Navy Lt. j.g. Charles McGhee Tyson who was assigned in the U.S. Naval Reserve Flying Corps during World War I. McGhee Tyson died while serving as bow gunner on a Oct. 11, 1918, seaplane mission from Naval Air Station Killingholme on England’s east coast. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith)
| Date Taken: | 07.07.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 07.07.2017 10:56 |
| Photo ID: | 3546147 |
| VIRIN: | 170707-Z-SM234-001 |
| Resolution: | 5622x4016 |
| Size: | 7.72 MB |
| Location: | LOUISVILLE, TN, US |
| Hometown: | KNOXVILLE, TN, US |
| Web Views: | 33 |
| Downloads: | 8 |
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McGhee Tyson name honors Guard general's son, who enlisted into Great War 100 years ago
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