NEC Speedway & Kolb in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Airmen Memorial Bridge

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2017

1. Airmen Memorial Bridge Marker

Inscription. On November 30, 1944, at 7:40 A.M. 18 airmen from Davis-Monthan Army Air Field died following a mid-air collision between two B-24 Liberator Bombers over the Pantano Wash. This bridge is dedicated to those brave men who lost their lives while on a training mission to serve the United States during WWII.

Erected 2017.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Bridges & Viaducts • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is November 30, 1944.

Location. 32° 14.417′ N, 110° 50.47′ W. Memorial is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in NEC Speedway & Kolb. It can be reached from the intersection of Sabino Canyon Road and North Kolb Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the south pedestrian walkway of the bridge. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1460 N Kolb Rd, Tucson AZ 85715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hacienda Moltacqua (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fort Lowell (approx. 2.3 miles away); Cottonwood Lane (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Lowell (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fort Lowell 1873-1891 / Post Hospital (approx. 2.3 miles

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away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Post Hospital (approx. 2.4 miles away); Infantry Barracks / Laundresses' Quarters (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2017

2. Airmen Memorial Bridge Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2017

3. Airmen Memorial Bridge Marker

Marker is at center right in photo.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 8, 2017

4. Airmen Memorial Bridge Marker

Airmen Memorial Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 6, 2017

5. Airmen Memorial Bridge

<i>Plaque to left of Airmen Memorial Bridge Marker</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 8, 2017

6. Plaque to left of Airmen Memorial Bridge Marker

Airmen on B-24 Liberator (#42-73344)
Harold D Ballard, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot, Colorado
Raymond J Link, Private First Class, New York
Leonard S Schultz, Private First Class, Illinois
Joseph N. Shober, Jr., 2nd Lieutenant, Pennsylvania
Henry A. Smith, Corporal, Illinois
James G. Spagnoli, Corporal, Illinois
Alexander P. Tuttle, Jr. Flight Officer, Texas
Earl J Viney, 2nd Lieutenant, Wisconsin
Eunice W. Young, Corporal, Texas

<i>Plaque to right of Airmen Memorial Bridge Marker</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 8, 2017

7. Plaque to right of Airmen Memorial Bridge Marker

Airmen on B-24 Liberator (#42-73357)
W. Thomas Dixon, Private First Class, south Carolina
Charles F. Gavilsky, 2nd Lieutenant, Illinois
Theodore V. Glock, 2nd Lieutenant, Pilot, Minnesota
David H. Lorena, Corporal, Ohio
Julian J. Magiera, Corporal, Massachusetts
H. Carroll Meade, Jr., Corporal, Maryland
Joe D. Stoudemire, 2nd Lieutenant, Georgia
William J. Turner, 2nd Lieutenant, Colorado
Arnold L. Vander Wilt, Private First Class, Iowa

Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,153 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 6, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4. submitted on June 21, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 5. submitted on January 6, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 6, 7. submitted on June 21, 2017, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.