Sanford in Seminole County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
RVAH 12 Speartips
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 6, 2019
1. RVAH 12 Speartips Marker
Speartips Combat Deployments
(Southeast Asia)
USS Constellation (CVA-64) 28 March 1967 – 4 December 1967
USS America (CVA-66) April 1970 – 21 December 1970.
USS Constellation (CVA-64) 5 January 1973 – 11 October 1973
Flying a combat mission off the USS Constellation (CVA-64) on 17 August 1967
Cdr Laurent Norbert Dion
LTjg James David Hom
Flying a combat mission off the
USS Constellation (CVA-64)
Captured: 13 August 1967
Released: 14 March 1973
Cdr Leo Gregory Hyatt
LTjg Wayne Keith Goodermote
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, Korean. A significant historical date for this entry is January 5, 1973.
Location. 28° 45.893′ N, 81° 14.252′ W. Memorial is in Sanford, Florida, in Seminole County. It is on Red Cleveland Blvd 0.1 miles south of Marquette Ave. when traveling north. Marker located within NAS Sanford Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Red Cleveland Boulevard, Sanford FL
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Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Orlando and in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: NAS Sanford/City of Sanford (here, next to this marker); The North American RA-5C Vigilante (a few steps from this marker); Ramey Field (a few steps from this marker); Naval Air Station - Sanford (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Navy Enlisted Bombardier / Navigator (within shouting distance of this marker); Seminole County (approx. 0.8 miles away); Midway/Canaan City (approx. 1.6 miles away); Fort Reid 1836 (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sanford.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 6, 2019
2. RVAH 12 Speartips Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 554 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
