Downtown in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Tennessee Air National Guardsmen Memorial

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, December 30, 2022

1. Tennessee Air National Guardsmen Memorial

Inscription.
In Honored Memory of
The Tennessee Air National Guardsmen
Who lost their lives July 23, 1950 in the service of their country

Jerry W. Bagwell• Carless E. Balentine• Emmett C. Brown• John T. Cage• Thomas A. Cole• Robert G. Dixon• Kenneth G. Eller• John H. Eubanks, Jr.• Harrison W. Foster, Jr.• James R. Garrett• Austin Gregory, Jr.• Bernard W. Johnson, Jr.• Walter R. Jones• Raymond T. Kimbro• Warren R. Laubheimer• James E. Lynch• Harold G. McDonald• Walter W. Malone• Richard M. Oliphany• Thomas N. Reneau• Douglas C. Ryan• James L. Shaub• Billy G. Sharon• William G. Stafford, Jr.• Robert M. Thomas• Oscar T. Throneberry• James A. Vick• Ollie H. Wills, Jr.• Donald E. Wolf• Joseph E. Worrall• James E. Wright

Erected by the Nashville Banner.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters.

Location. 36° 9.869′ N, 86° 46.983′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Downtown. Memorial can be reached from 6th Avenue North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 345399 6th Ave N, Nashville TN 37243, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. United States Army Warrant Officer Association Volunteer Chapter (here, next to this marker);

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Still on Patrol (a few steps from this marker); American Merchant Marine Veterans (a few steps from this marker); Purple Heart Medal (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); The USS Nashville (CL-43) (within shouting distance of this marker); The 11th President James K. Polk (within shouting distance of this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Regarding Tennessee Air National Guardsmen Memorial.

On Sunday July 23, 1950 a C-46 transport plane flying airmen of the Tennessee Air National Guard crashed shortly after take off from Myrtle Beach AFB South Carolina. The crash killed 35 Guardsmen and 4 crewmen from an Air Force Reserve unit in West Palm Beach Florida.

Also see . . . Tragedy in South Carolina (blog). (Submitted on October 4, 2022.)

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, September 29, 2022

2. Tennessee Air National Guardsmen Memorial

Marker is in the planter in the distance.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 23, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on October 4, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.