Melbourne in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lest We Forget

Melbourne Military Memorial Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 9, 2022

1. Lest We Forget Marker

Inscription.

Lest We Forget. Melbourne Military Memorial Park. This monument is dedicated to the memory of Navy and Marine Aviators and two enlisted men who lost their lives during operational flight training at the Naval Air Station in Melbourne Florida during World War II. Each man paid the supreme sacrifice in defense of their country . Abby’s, Everett S., Ensign . Ames, Sidney C., Ensign . Brimecomb, Donald W., . Bryce, Lenny, CM2C . Butler, Harry W., Ensign . Callender, Glen O., Ensign . Campbell, Robert J., Ensign . Campbell, Paul R., LT. . Carrick, William J., Ensign . Caudill, Harry B., Ensign . Cerra Jr., Dominick, Ensign . Cobern Jr., W., Ensign . Coffman, Carroll F., Ensign . Cole, James C., Ensign . Coleman, William C., LT. . Cox, Marble E., Ensign . Cox, Wesley R., Ensign . Cullen, Stephen F., Ensign . Demott, K.C. S2C . Duncan, Sherman L., Ensign . Dunkelberger, T.W., Ensign . Durham, Elmer J., Ensign . Edwards, Leo J., Ensign . Fisher, Donald R., Ensign . Fugate, Marion L., Ensign . Fuller, Robert C., Ensign . Gallagher, Robert M., Ensign . Gerding, William A., LT. . Halpin, Leroy C., Ensign . Isaac, Artie L., Ensign . Jeidy, Leo J., Ensign . Kidder, Horace D., Ensign . Kleinman, John M., LT. . Leeper, Harold R., LT. . Lippard, George R., Ensign . Lockdam, Richard E., Ensign . Manz, Rudolph, Ensign . McBride, Maurice A., Ensign . McCall, Clark C., Ensign . McCoy, Harry H., Ensign . McMillan, Sherman D., Ensign . Meyns, Robert E. 2nd LT. USMC . Michener, Homer, Ensign . Morse, William A., Ensign . O’Conner, James H., LT. . Oldham, Charles E, 2nd LT. . Patterson, George W., LT. . Perrella, Phillip, Ensign . Pokraka, John D., Ensign . Reeves, John LT. . Reith, James J., Ensign . Scheuch, Alvin E., Ensign . Shaffer, William C., Ensign . Shevlin, Robert J., Ensign . Sims, David L. LT. . Stern, John L., Ensign . Strangman, Clive A., LT. . Stulce, William E., LT. . Tressman, Dennis V., Ensign . Turner, James W., Ensign . Van Horne, Frank H., 2nd LT. USMC . Williams,Emmett C., Ensign . Williams, GayleV., LT. . Wolfe, Edgar J., Ensign

This monument is dedicated to the memory of Navy and Marine Aviators and two enlisted men who lost their lives during operational flight training at the Naval Air Station in Melbourne Florida during World War II.

Each man paid the supreme sacrifice in defense of their country

Abby’s, Everett S., Ensign • Ames, Sidney C., Ensign • Brimecomb, Donald W., • Bryce, Lenny, CM2C • Butler, Harry W., Ensign • Callender, Glen O., Ensign • Campbell, Robert J., Ensign • Campbell, Paul R., LT. • Carrick, William J., Ensign • Caudill, Harry B., Ensign • Cerra Jr., Dominick, Ensign • Cobern Jr., W., Ensign • Coffman, Carroll F., Ensign • Cole, James C., Ensign • Coleman, William C., LT. • Cox, Marble E., Ensign • Cox, Wesley R., Ensign • Cullen, Stephen F., Ensign • Demott, K.C. S2C • Duncan, Sherman L., Ensign • Dunkelberger, T.W., Ensign • Durham, Elmer J., Ensign • Edwards, Leo J., Ensign • Fisher, Donald R., Ensign • Fugate, Marion L., Ensign • Fuller, Robert C., Ensign • Gallagher, Robert M., Ensign • Gerding, William A., LT. • Halpin, Leroy C., Ensign • Isaac, Artie L., Ensign • Jeidy, Leo J., Ensign • Kidder, Horace D., Ensign • Kleinman, John M., LT. • Leeper, Harold R., LT. • Lippard, George R., Ensign • Lockdam, Richard E., Ensign • Manz, Rudolph, Ensign • McBride, Maurice A., Ensign • McCall,

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Clark C., Ensign • McCoy, Harry H., Ensign • McMillan, Sherman D., Ensign • Meyns, Robert E. 2nd LT. USMC • Michener, Homer, Ensign • Morse, William A., Ensign • O’Conner, James H., LT. • Oldham, Charles E, 2nd LT. • Patterson, George W., LT. • Perrella, Phillip, Ensign • Pokraka, John D., Ensign • Reeves, John LT. • Reith, James J., Ensign • Scheuch, Alvin E., Ensign • Shaffer, William C., Ensign • Shevlin, Robert J., Ensign • Sims, David L. LT. • Stern, John L., Ensign • Strangman, Clive A., LT. • Stulce, William E., LT. • Tressman, Dennis V., Ensign • Turner, James W., Ensign • Van Horne, Frank H., 2nd LT. USMC • Williams,Emmett C., Ensign • Williams, GayleV., LT. • Wolfe, Edgar J., Ensign

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

Location. 28° 5.013′ N, 80° 36.85′ W. Memorial is in Melbourne, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from the intersection of Oak Street and E. Hibiscus Blvd.. Marker located within Melbourne Military Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1601 Oak Street, Melbourne FL 32901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Florida’s Space Coast.

It is also in the American South.

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: Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War (within shouting distance of this marker); American Revolutionary War

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 9, 2022

2. Lest We Forget Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War (within shouting distance of this marker); Persian Gulf War (within shouting distance of this marker); Mexican War (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melbourne.

Also see . . . Naval Air Station Melbourne. (Submitted on May 5, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Pilot graphic Donated by CDR W.R. Barnett USNR (ret) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 9, 2022

3. Pilot graphic Donated by CDR W.R. Barnett USNR (ret)

Grumman F6F Hellcat image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 9, 2022

4. Grumman F6F Hellcat

WW II Navy and Marine Carrier based fighter plane. Used by Navy and Marine fighter pilots in WW II. The Grumman F6F replaced the Grumman F4F Wildcat in mid 1942. The F6F Hellcat was used at NAS Melbourne to train Navy and Marine fighter pilots who flew them in combat after their operational training. Donated by CDR W.R. Barnett USNR (ret)

Grumman F4F Wildcat image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 9, 2022

5. Grumman F4F Wildcat

WWII Navy and Marine fighter plane used by Navy and Marine fighter pilots during early part of WWII. Grumman F4F was subsequently replaced in 1942 by the Grumman F6F Hellcat. Both planes were used at NAS Melbourne Florida during operational training then in aerial combat and carrier operations. Donated by CDR W.R. Barnett USNR (ret)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 5, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.