Breckenridge in Wilkin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

AH-1 Cobra attack Helicopter

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 21, 2016

1. AH-1 Cobra attack Helicopter Marker

Inscription.

AH-1 Cobra helicopter serial number 67-1565 saw action in the Vietnam War with D Troop, 1st Squadron, 1st Air Calvary. This aircraft was damaged on three different occasions while flying combat missions from 1968 to 1970. Two former crew members of Cobra 67-15650, Capt. Alvie J. Ledford and Warrant Officer William C. Pierson III, were later killed in action while flying a different aircraft. Their names appear on the side of their former aircraft to honor their sacrifice.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam.

Location. 46° 16.099′ N, 96° 35.264′ W. Memorial is in Breckenridge, Minnesota, in Wilkin County. It is at the intersection of 5th St N and Beede Ave, on the left when traveling south on 5th St N. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Breckenridge MN 56520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Breckenridge (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wahpeton-Breckenridge Street Railway Company (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Last Rail Spiked into Breckenridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Boomer" (approx. 0.4 miles away); By the Waters of Three Rivers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hyser Hotel Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Expedition in Breckenridge Cabin Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wilkin County Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Breckenridge.

AH-1 Cobra attack Helicopter Marker (on the left in view) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 21, 2016

2. AH-1 Cobra attack Helicopter Marker (on the left in view)

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 21, 2016

3. AH-1 Cobra attack Helicopter Marker

Veterans Memorial Park Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, August 21, 2016

4. Veterans Memorial Park Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2017, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 738 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2017, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.