Navarre in Santa Rosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
AC-130 Spectre Crew Lost Near Kuwait
AC-130 Spectre Crew lost near Kuwait in
Operation Desert Storm
January 1991
Maj. Paul J. Weaver Capt. Arthur Galvan Capt. William D. Grimm Capt. Dixon L. Walters, Jr. 1st Lt. Thomas C. Bland SMSgt. Paul G. Budge MSgt. James B. May II TSgt. Robert K. Hodges SSgt. John P. Blessinger SSgt. Timothy R. Harrison SSgt. John L. Delschlager SSgt. Mark J. Schmauss SSgt Damon V. Kanuha Sgt. Barry M. Clark
From the grateful people of Santa Rosa County
Erected by Santa Rosa County.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.
Location. 30° 24.071′ N, 86° 51.987′ W. Memorial is in Navarre, Florida, in Santa Rosa County. It is at the intersection of Navarre Parkway (U.S. 98) and Luneta Street, on the left when traveling west on Navarre Parkway. The marker is located in Navarre Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8513 Navarre Parkway, Navarre FL 32566, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Pensacola and on the Florida Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gone But Not Forgotten (within shouting distance of this marker); MOJO 69 (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of UH-60M Crew "Mojo 69" (approx. 1.9 miles away); C-46 Commando (approx. 9.9 miles away); 1st Air Commando Group B-25 Medium Bomber (approx. 9.9 miles away); Combat Talon Aircrew S-01 (approx. 9.9 miles away); Combat Talon Aircrew S-59 (approx. 9.9 miles away); MH-53 Pave Low (approx. 9.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Navarre.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Dr. Beal's Shell Museum (was approx. 5.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . This is the story of the last AC-130 lost in combat. (Submitted on May 11, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

