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Lt. Gen. Donald L. Putt, U.S.A.F.

 
 
Lt. Gen. Donald L. Putt, U.S.A.F. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 27, 2024
1. Lt. Gen. Donald L. Putt, U.S.A.F. Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of
Lt. Gen. Donald L. Putt, U.S.A.F.
Aviation Pioneer-Test Pilot
Engineer-Rocket Scientist
Born Sugarcreek, Ohio 1905
Died California 1988
At rest - Arlington National Cemetery
November 11, 1992

 
Erected 1992.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceMilitary.
 
Location. 40° 30.196′ N, 81° 38.465′ W. Memorial is in Sugarcreek, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County. It is in Sugar Creek Township. It is at the intersection of North Broadway Street and W. Main Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broadway Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 101-113 W Main Street, Sugarcreek OH 44681, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Amish Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Milton Blickensderfer (here, next to this marker); Tom F. Miller (here, next to this marker); The Putt Memorial (here, next to this marker); Giant Cuckoo Clock (within shouting distance of this marker); Swiss Immigrant Cheesemakers (within shouting distance of this marker); Flame of Freedom (approx. 0.8 miles away); History of Shanesville (approx. 0.8 miles away); "Der Weiss" (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sugarcreek.
 
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Lt. Gen. Donald L. Putt, U.S.A.F. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 27, 2024
2. Lt. Gen. Donald L. Putt, U.S.A.F. Marker
Lt. Gen. Donald L. Putt image. Click for full size.
GE News Bureau Collection (courtesy of miSci - Museum of Innovation and Science), November 14, 1950
3. Lt. Gen. Donald L. Putt
Full title: Lt. Gen. Donald Putt addresses the audience at the dedication of the Aircraft Gas turbine laboratory, Lynn Mass.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 28, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 28, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.   3. submitted on January 30, 2024. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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