Scott Air Force Base in St. Clair County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Sgt John L. Levitow
(1945 - 2000)
— Airlift/Tanker Hall of Fame Inductee - 1998 —
Photographed By Thomas Smith, October 5, 2021
1. Sgt John L. Levitow Marker
Inscription.
Sgt John L. Levitow. He received The Medal of Honor for his selfless heroism on the night of 24 February 1969 while serving as loadmaster on an AC-47 gun ship over Long Binh, South Vietnam an enemy 82-MM motor shell landed on top of the gunship right wing, exploding inside the wing frame, the blast raked the fuselage with shrapnel severely wounding him and three other crew members in the rear of the aircraft, weak from loss of blood and with only partial use of his legs he pulled an unconscious crew member away from the open cargo door and then grabbed a loose burning flare and threw it overboard seconds be it exploded.
He received The Medal of Honor for his selfless heroism on the night of 24 February 1969 while serving as loadmaster on an AC-47 gun ship over Long Binh, South Vietnam an enemy 82-MM motor shell landed on top of the gunship right wing, exploding inside the wing frame, the blast raked the fuselage with shrapnel severely wounding him and three other crew members in the rear of the aircraft, weak from loss of blood and with only partial use of his legs he pulled an unconscious crew member away from the open cargo door and then grabbed a loose burning flare and threw it overboard seconds be it exploded.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is February 24, 1969.
Location. 38° 32.404′ N, 89° 51.809′ W. Marker is in Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, in St. Clair County. Memorial is on Main Street just east of Symington Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Heritage Dr, Scott Air Force Base IL 62225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2021, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
