In triangle at S. 57th, W. Hayes Ave., and W. Fillmore Dr., West Allis, Milwaukee County 

This tract of land was once a part of the estate on which General William (Billy) Mitchell (1879-1936) lived as a boy. His fearless and inquisitive personality as a youth carried over into his military career when he spoke out against overwhelming odds for an adequate air force. After commanding U.S. air forces in France during World War I, he emerged as the nation's pioneer advocate of air power. He did not live to see the wisdom of his foresight, but all America now honors his great courage, hero-ism, and keen sense of judgment on the future of air power. This marker is erected to the memory of this great air pioneer by the West Allis Rotary Club.

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[Source: McBride, Sarah Davis. History Just Ahead (Madison:WHS, 1999).]