Three Forks in Gallatin County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Pogreba Field

In Memory of Col. Dean A. Pogreba

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 4, 2022

1. Pogreba Field Marker

Inscription. A native of Three Forks, Montana, born March 16, 1922, Dean Porgerba loved to fly airplanes, especially single engine jets. Dean was a veteran of W.W. II and the Korean War. In his country's third conflict, his plane was shot down over the North Vietnam/Chinese border, October 5, 1965. Pogreba was listed as "Missing in Action".
For thirty years, the Pogreba family and friends worked to resolve his fate. Like all those whose fate is unknown, Dean is more than a name etched in granite on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. Pogreba Field reflects the community's determination that future generations will remember him and all those who did not return.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 1965.

Location. 45° 53.091′ N, 111° 33.823′ W. Memorial is in Three Forks, Montana, in Gallatin County. It can be reached from Three Forks Airport Road near Frontage Road (State Highway 2), on the left when traveling west. The memorial is located behind the fence near the entrance to Pogreba Field. Touch for map. Memorial is at or

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near this postal address: 1680 Three Forks Airport Road, Three Forks MT 59752, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Yellowstone Country

and in Greater Bozeman.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Airway Radio Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Ruby Theatre (approx. ¾ mile away); Three Valleys State Bank (approx. 0.8 miles away); Adams Block (approx. 0.8 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church, Three Forks (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sacajawea (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Patriotic Memory of Sacajawea (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sacajawea Hotel (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Three Forks.

Pogreba Field Marker and Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 4, 2022

2. Pogreba Field Marker and Memorial

Pogreba Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 4, 2022

3. Pogreba Field

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 359 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 13, 2022, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.