Lake Charles in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
44th Air Refueling Squadron
(SAC)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
1. 44th Air Refueling Squadron Marker
Activated Lake Charles AFB LA 1953
Deactivated at Selfridge AFB MI 1964
Crew Positions
Aircraft Commander
Pilot
Navigator
Flight Engineer
Boom Operator
Radio Operator
Crew Chief
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.
Location. 30° 14.029′ N, 93° 13.305′ W. Memorial is in Lake Charles, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish. It can be reached from Veterans Memorial Boulevard near Lakeshore Drive, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lake Charles LA 70601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in 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, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Adolphus W. Greely (a few steps from this marker); Raymond M. Clausen (a few steps from this marker); Theodore S. Wilkinson Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Thomas J. Ryan (a few steps from this marker); Douglas B. Fournet (a few steps from this marker); Albert Weisbogel (a few steps from this marker); Michael J. Novasel (a few steps from this marker); Martin Freeman (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lake Charles.
More about this memorial. Located in the Lake Charles Veterans Memorial Park.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 19, 2020
2. 44th Air Refueling Squadron Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 362 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
