Fort Campbell in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Airborne
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
1. Airborne Marker
This memorial is dedicated
to the 173D Airborne Brigade
(SKY SOLDIERS)
Those who served
Those who have fought
Those who have fallen
And those who continue to serve.
Tien Bien
25 June 1963 to 14 January 1972
Reactivated
12 June 2000
Vicenza, Italy
Campaigns
173D Airborne Brigade
Participated in fourteen campaigns
in the Republic of Vietnam from
5 May 1965 to 25 August 1971
173D Airborne Brigade
Separate
HHC 173D ABN BDE (Separate)
1st BN (ABN) 503D Infantry
2nd BN (ABN) 503D Infantry
3rd BN (ABN) 503D Infantry
4th BN (ABN) 503D Infantry
3D BN (ABN) 319th Artillery
173D Support Battalion (ABN)
Troop "E" 17th Cavalry (ABN)
Company "D" 16th Armor (ABN)
173D Engineer Company (ABN)
Company "H" 75th Infantry (ABN)
534th Signal Company
39th Scout Dog Platoon
172D Military Intelligence
Detachment (ABN)
Medal of Honor Recipients:
SP4 Alfred V. Rascon - 16 Mar 66
*SGT Larry S. Pierce - 20 Sep 65
*PFC Milton L. Olive III - 22 Oct 65
SP5 Lawrence Joel - 08 Nov 65
SGT Charles B. Morris - 29 Jun 66
*SP4 Don L. Michael - 08 Apr 67
*PFC John A. Barnes III -
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*MAJ Ch. Charles J. Watters - 19 Nov 67
PFC Carlos J. Lozada - 20 Nov 67
*SSG Laszlo Rabel - 13 Nov 68
*CPL Terry T. Kawamura - 20 Mar 69
*SP4 Michael R. Blanchfield - 03 Jul 69
*SSG Glenn H. English, Jr. - 07 Sep 70
*Posthumously Awarded
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 36° 38.326′ N, 87° 27.237′ W. Memorial is in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Tennessee Avenue and Screaming Eagle Blvd, on the left when traveling south on Tennessee Avenue. Marker is on the campus of Fort Campbell. Visitors must access the base via Gate 7 to access marker. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5101 Tennessee Ave, Fort Campbell KY 42223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
2. Airborne Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 20 Liberators (a few steps from this marker); Veghel Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); Task Force "Rakkasan" Persian Gulf War (a few steps from this marker); The Netherlands Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Netherlands Memorial Garden (a few steps from this marker); 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team (a few steps from this marker); Task Force "Rakkasan" Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq (within shouting distance of this marker); Task Force "Rakkasan" Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Campbell.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
3. Airborne Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
4. Airborne Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 24, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
