Clair-Mel City in Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Army Otter - Caribou Veterans Memorial
Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. Army Otter ~ Caribou Veterans Memorial
Wings of Friendship
From Vung Tau, to Verdun; the jungles of South and Central America; the wilds of Alaska; the sands of Morocco and Iran; the icy winters of Northern Europe; the Delta, Cam Ran Bay, Pleiku, Danang; the dangerous sky of North Vietnam
In memory of the aviators, crews and support personnel who supported the troops on the ground
Erected by Army Otter Caribou Assoiation, presented to the Vietnam Memorial Park and Museum, Tampa, FL in honor of these aircraft.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam.
Location. 27° 58.559′ N, 82° 21.759′ W. Memorial is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in Clair-Mel City. It can be reached from U.S. 301 0.2 miles south of East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located within Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3602 N US Highway 301, Tampa FL 33619, United States of America.
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Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Tampa Bay. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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 walking distance of this marker: Richard Dick Arens, Major USAF (Ret) (here, next to this marker); Hillsborough County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Lt Col James Michael Basta (a few steps from this marker); The Green Beach Point of Incheon Landing Operation (a few steps from this marker); Lt. Baldomero Lopez (a few steps from this marker); K-9 Corps/K-9 Handlers (a few steps from this marker); Korean Mother (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam Womens Memorial (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.
Also see . . . Army Otter-Caribou Association visit HAAF.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. Army Otter ~ Caribou Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 439 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
