Mesa in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Rear Admiral Walter Lewis Chatham, USN (Ret)
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 5, 2017
1. Rear Admiral Walter Lewis Chatham, USN (Ret) Marker
Inscription.
Rear Admiral Walter Lewis Chatham, USN (Ret). .
Commemorative Air Force Arizona Military Aviation Walk of Honor Proudly Recognizes Rear Admiral Walter Lewis Chatham, USN (Ret) 1934 , Naval Aviator. Rear Admiral “Lew” Chatham, USN (Retired) has approximately 5,000 hours in over 30 different aircraft types, 1100 carrier arrested landings, 300 at night. Was a member of the Navy’s “Blue Angels”. He flew 366 combat missions in the Vietnam conflict. Operational commands included Attack Squadron 56, Carrier Air Wing 5, USS Hassayampa, USS Kitty Hawk, Carrier Group 6, and Task Force 70/77. Military awards include 6 Legion of Merit, 4 Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, 12 Air Medals, and 4 Navy Commendation Medals. Chatham retired in June 1987, and resides in SaddleBrooke, AZ. February 2012
Commemorative Air Force
Arizona Military Aviation
Walk of Honor
Proudly Recognizes
Rear Admiral Walter Lewis Chatham, USN (Ret)
1934 —
Naval Aviator
Rear Admiral “Lew” Chatham, USN (Retired) has approximately 5,000 hours in over 30 different aircraft types, 1100 carrier arrested landings, 300 at night. Was a member of the Navy’s “Blue Angels”. He flew 366 combat missions in the Vietnam conflict. Operational commands included Attack Squadron 56, Carrier Air Wing 5, USS Hassayampa, USS Kitty Hawk, Carrier Group 6, and Task Force 70/77. Military awards include 6 Legion of Merit, 4 Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, 12 Air Medals, and 4 Navy Commendation Medals. Chatham retired in June 1987, and resides in SaddleBrooke, AZ. February 2012
Location. 33° 27.152′ N, 111° 44.125′ W. Marker is in Mesa, Arizona, in Maricopa County. Memorial is at the intersection of N. Greenfield Road and E. McKellips Road, on
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the right when traveling north on N. Greenfield Road. Located at the Commemorative Air Force Museum at Falcon Field Airport. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2017 N Greenfield Road, Mesa AZ 85215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Commemorative Air Force Museum. (Submitted on April 18, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 5, 2017
2. Rear Admiral Walter Lewis Chatham, USN (Ret) Marker
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 5, 2017
3. Markers at the Commemorative Air Force Museum
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