Grand Island in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Joseph A. L'Huillier

December 29, 1938 - July 25, 1968

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2022

1. Joseph A. L'Huillier Marker

Inscription.

Captain (Capt.) L'Huillier enlisted in the Air Force, arrived at the Niagara Falls Air Base as a helicopter pilot and became a jet fighter pilot flying F-100 Aircraft for four years.

Capt. L'Huillier accepted a commission in the Air Force about a month before the departure of the 107th Tactical Fighter Group to Vietnam in May 1968. The 107th had been activated in January, three days after North Korea captured the US Intelligence Ship Pueblo.

Capt. L'Huillier was piloting a ground support mission that was shot down by enemy fire in Quang Tin, South Vietnam. He was the first member of the 107th to be killed in action, is buried at Arlington National Cemetery and received many commendations inlcuding the Purple Heart.

Erected 2021 by Grand Island VFW Memorial Post 9249, Grand Island American Legion and Grand Island Moose Lodge 180.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1968.

Location. 43° 1.545′ N, 78° 57.97′ W. Memorial is on Grand Island, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection

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of Grand Island Boulevard (New York State Route 324) and Baseline Road, on the right when traveling north on Grand Island Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2340 Grand Island Boulevard, Grand Island NY 14072, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great 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,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edward P. Pierce (here, next to this marker); William S. Gillen (here, next to this marker); Charles N. DeGlopper (here, next to this marker); Howard W. Salton (here, next to this marker); George E. Smith (here, next to this marker); Eugene F. Dinsmore (here,

Grand Island Roll of Honored Dead image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2022

2. Grand Island Roll of Honored Dead

next to this marker); Francis K. Goodchild (here, next to this marker); Charles A. Smith (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Island.

Also see . . . DeGlopper Memorial. (Submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Monument and Markers at the DeGlopper Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 4, 2022

3. Monument and Markers at the DeGlopper Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 8, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.