Wilmington in Clinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

World War II Glider Pilots Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2022

1. World War II Glider Pilots Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory of World War II Glider Pilots and support personnel at Clinton County Army Air Field 1942-45 who flight tested more than thirty United States, English and German Glider designs using various tugs while conducting hundreds of glider experiments including perfection of the human and glider aerial pick-up.

Erected by National World War II Glider Pilots Association, Inc.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 39° 26.704′ N, 83° 49.636′ W. Memorial is in Wilmington, Ohio, in Clinton County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 22) and South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 61 E Main St, Wilmington OH 45177, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clinton Memorial Hospital Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Clinton County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); All Gave Some, Some Gave All (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Clinton County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Clinton County Courthouse

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Clinton County Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); American Legion Post No. 49 Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Historic Downtown Wilmington Walking Tour (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

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Photographed by Craig Doda, June 25, 2022

2. World War II Glider Pilots Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.