Prospect in Naugatuck Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
W.O. Michael Aaron Kight
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 10, 2009
1. W.O Michael Aaron Kight Marker
Dedicated to the Memory of
Fellow Veteran,
W.O. Michael Aaron Kight
Who Lost His Life
In Vietnam on May 19, 1967
Erected by V.F.W.Mattatuck Post 8075.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1634.
Location. 41° 30.435′ N, 72° 56.755′ W. Marker is in Prospect in Naugatuck Valley Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from Cheshire Road (Connecticut Route 68) 0.1 miles west of Chatfield Road, on the left when traveling west. Located in front of V.F.W.Mattatuck Post 8075, Cheshire Road, Prospect, CT. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prospect CT 06712, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, and in Greater New Haven. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County and also one of the original Thirteen
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of the First Meeting House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Prospect Soldiers' Monument (approx. 1.7 miles away); Prospect (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cheshire Civil War Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); First Church Of Cheshire (approx. 2.4 miles away); Cheshire (approx. 2.4 miles away); "Stepping Stone" (approx. 2.4 miles away); Town of Cheshire Memorial Plaza (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prospect.
Also see . . . "The Wall" - Vietnam Memorial Washington DC. Michael Kight's information at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington., DC (Submitted on September 18, 2009.)
Additional commentary.
1. My Hero
I just wanted to thank-you for posting this...I know my brother would be so proud that he wasn't forgotten....And my family thank-you...Gold star sister..Marianne Kight
— Submitted November 24, 2009, by marianne Kight of Waterbury, Connecticut.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 10, 2009
2. AH1G Huey Cobra Gunship above the stone wall with the marker
Photographed by marianne Kight, circa 1965
3. W.O Michael Aaron Kight Marker
WO Michael Aaron Kight
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,652 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 14, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 3. submitted on November 24, 2009, by marianne Kight of Waterbury, Connecticut. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
