Charles Taylor
DAYTON, Ohio - Distinguished guests, community and National Museum of the U.S. Air Force officials unveiled a bronze bust honoring the first aviation mechanic, Charles E. Taylor.
From left to right: Dawne Dewey, Head, Special Collections and Archives and Director, Public History at Wright State University; Virginia Hess, artist and creator of the bust; Ken MacTiernan, Founder, Aircraft Maintenance Technicians Association, which donated the bust; Charles Taylor II, great-grandson of Charles E. Taylor; Reuben Taylor, grandson of Charles E. Taylor; and Museum Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jack Hudson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)