This month in Dobbins History: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. memorialized Published Feb. 24, 2014 94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- A memorial service for Dr. Martin Luther King was held in the base chapel Jan. 15. Chaplain (Capt.) Walter E. Beamon of the 918th Tactical Airlift Group officiated. A large number of civilian employees, active duty and reserve personnel attended. Chaplain Beamon, who only recently entered the Air Force Reserve, is pastor of Shaw Temple A.M.E Zion Church in Atlanta. A bust of Dr. King, sculptured by George Olney, base civil engineer, was displayed in the chapel. Although he considers himself an amateur hobbyist as a sculptor, Mr. Olney's works have won several awards and have been displayed on many occasions in Atlanta. Recently sworn into the 94th TAW by Brig. Gen. Cecil T. Jenkins, wing commander, Beamon is the first black chaplain to be assigned to a reserve unit at Dobbins. (Article originally published in the February 1975 issue of The Minuteman)
