Staunton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Lt. Col. Jacob Earl "Shorty" Manch

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 9, 2021

1. Lt. Col. Jacob Earl "Shorty" Manch Marker

Inscription. Lt. Col. Jacob Earl "Shorty" Manch flew the third B25 bomber, "Whiskey Pate" on the Doolittle Tokyo air raids. He was born in Staunton, VA on 26 December 1918 and died near Las Vegas in a training crash on 24 March 1958. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Erected by Ones Who Care; Frank, Grim & Sons, Staunton, VA.

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

Location. 38° 9.549′ N, 79° 5.007′ W. Memorial is in Staunton, Virginia. It is on 116th Regimental Road 0.2 miles north of Thomrose Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 229 116th Regimental Rd, Staunton VA 24401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: 116th Infantry Regiment Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gypsy Express (approx. 0.2 miles away); Project Dogwood: Staunton's Tradition Reborn (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Dead Monument - Thornrose Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Lewis Creek Watershed (approx. half a mile away); Augusta County Confederates Plaque (approx. half a mile away);

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Staunton Fire & Rescue 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Staunton History of African American Business Community (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staunton.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 9, 2021

2. Lt. Col. Jacob Earl "Shorty" Manch Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 608 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.