Liberty Township near Baltimore in Fairfield County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

VFW Post 3761

Dedicates this SP-ZE Neptune Aircraft in honor of Crew 3 and VP-7

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 23, 2023

1. VFW Post 3761 Marker

Inscription.
In memory of the ten members of crew who were lost at sea on May 11, 1964 at 3:40 am 23 nautical miles SSW (36170.06-30W) of Naval Station Rota, Spain

These ten airmen will be remembered for their sacrifice and may this memorial provide comfort to their family friends and all America.

In memory of:
Lt George E. Hopp • Lt William J. Corrigan • LtJG Garland L. Dean • AMSI Billy D. Flowers • ATI John W. Stone • AFI John O. Kimberling • ADR2 Joe L. Steed • ATN3 Jack C. Gresham • ATN3 George H. Camerlo • Am David E. McCoy

Revelation 20:13
"The sea gave up the dead who were in it"

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1964.

Location. 39° 51.101′ N, 82° 37.8′ W. Memorial is near Baltimore, Ohio, in Fairfield County. It is in Liberty Township. It is on West Market Street (Ohio Route 256) 0.6 miles west of West Maple Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2155 West Market Street, Baltimore OH 43105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Hocking Hills

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Neptune P2V-5F (Sp-2E) 131522 (a few steps from this marker); Liberty Union VFW Post 3761 Veterans Memorial

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(approx. one mile away); The Ohio & Erie Canal and the "Twin Cities" / The Ohio & Erie Canal and the Dry Dock Lock (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bope Warehouse Park (approx. 1½ miles away); The History of Thurston (approx. 4.6 miles away); Junction of the Ohio Erie and Lancaster Lateral Canals (approx. 5.3 miles away); Carroll War Memorials (approx. 5.3 miles away); Bessie Benson Memorial Park History (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 23, 2023

2. VFW Post 3761 Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, December 23, 2023

3. VFW Post 3761 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 1, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.