Whitehouse in Lucas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Air Force

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Photographed by Craig Doda, March 22, 2020

1. Whitehouse Air Force Memorial

Inscription. The U.S. Air Force became a separate military service on September 18, 1947 with the implementation of the National Security Act of 1947. Prior to that Act, the responsibility for military aviation was divided between the Army for land-based operations and the Navy and Marine Corps for sea-based operations. The Air Force provides a rapid, flexible, and lethal air and space capability that can deliver forces anywhere in the world within hours.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military. A significant historical date for this entry is September 18, 1947.

Location. 41° 31.119′ N, 83° 48.227′ W. Memorial is in Whitehouse, Ohio, in Lucas County. It is on Providence Street (Ohio Route 64) just south of Maumee Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6710 Providence St, Whitehouse OH 43571, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Lake Erie Shore

and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great

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Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coast Guard (here, next to this marker); Marine Corps (here, next to this marker); Navy (here, next to this marker); Army (here, next to this marker); World War I (a few steps from this marker); Whitehouse Veterans Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); World War II (a few steps from this marker); Korean War (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Whitehouse.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 22, 2020

2. Whitehouse Air Force Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 7, 2021, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.