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Army Otter - Caribou Veterans Memorial

Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park

 
 
Army Otter ~ Caribou Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
1. Army Otter ~ Caribou Veterans Memorial
Inscription.  
U1-A Otter ★ CV-2B Caribou ★ P2-V Neptune
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 & SpaceWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 27° 58.559′ N, 82° 21.759′ W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. Memorial 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. Marker
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is at or near this postal address: 3602 N US Highway 301, Tampa FL 33619, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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 Women’s 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. (Submitted on March 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
Army Otter ~ Caribou Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, March 7, 2022
2. Army Otter ~ Caribou Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 52 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.

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Jun. 10, 2023