Fort Campbell in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Div

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

1. 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Div Marker

Inscription.

1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Div. . Dedicated to the memory of all who served with the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, in the Republic of South Vietnam. Especially to those listed here who made the supreme sacrifice. Soaring with eagles to their rendezvous with Destiny. , 1969 , Vernon D. Artis . Douglas W. Bice . Ralph N. Bickford . David F. Black . James M. Bogacz . Roy B. Boyd . Miguel E. Briales . Walter T. Bryant . Thomas Brooks Jr. . Daniel M. Brown . David E. Buttry . Russell B. Carson . Donald Christie . David J. Collins . Charles D. Crosby . Robert W. Dean . William L. Dent . Bruce D. Dick . James C. Doloughty . Willie C. Dozier . Johnny L. Edwards . Jesus Encarnacion-Betancourt . Neal D. Epifanio . Gary L. Evans . Bobby G. Farmer . Steve Flaherty . Gerard J. Flieger . Michael Forbes . Edward J. Frendling . William R. Garner . Carter L. Graves . Robert R. Guerra . John Hale Jr. . Jimmy L. Henry . Charlie Hill III . Gregg C. Hinderks . Michael J. Holloway . Henry D. Hunter . Thomas W. Hurlbut . Max A. Johnson . Phil D. Johnson . Robert E. King "TN" . Robert E. King "SC" . Michael L. Malin II . James H. Manning . Paul D. Martinez Jr. . John D. Martin . Robert E. McAferty . Leslie L. McCorkle . Robert F. McDonald II . Joseph D. Melonson Jr. . John W. Mendez . Craig S. Mettling . Thomas Michael . Richard C. Miller . Louis T. Mills . Rene C. Mischeaux . Bedford A. Morris Jr. . Anthony A. Neville . William B. Offerdahl . Donald L. Olive . David D. Ouellette . Robert D. Paulus . Roosevelt F. Penn . Paul J. Peoples . Arturo Pelajio . Dwayne R. Pickart . John A. Ramirez . Mervin R. Richter . Miguel A. Rivera . Walter E. Roberts . Heinrich Ruhlmann . Leroy Rutherford . Glenn T. Shibata . William E. Sisley . Olen W. Smith . Glenn L. Sparks . Daniel Sullivan . Robert E. Van Dusen . Nelson O. Van Houten . Thomas J. Vasil . Truman J. Walsh . Daniel K. Wapinski . Steven A. Wessel . Michael J. White . Errol W. Perreira . Ronnie R. White . Donald L. Wickline Jr., 1970 , Lee T. Baiz . Donald E. Bartek . Michael A. Gross . Gerald L. Hamilton . Phillip M. Horst . Robert J. Muellenbach . William J. Odstrcil . Stephen T. Smith . Richard E. Toney . Wilford A. Young, 1971 , Jeffrey E. Cowley . Zbigniew J. Dalenta . Gilbert Dowell . Robert J. Dutkiewcz . Thomas J. Gettelfinger . Ralph W. Jones . Gordon L. Kimmel . George A. Pacheco . Robert D. Pierce . Wilfred N. Poepping . Hiawatha H. Williams . Leory White Jr. . John L. Wilson, 1972 , Richard L. Wilson, 1968 , Ronald Davis . Richard A. Friend . Walter L. Gawel . Thomas M. Holcombe . Gary P. Meringa . Eric B. Nilsen . Terryl G. Partsafas . Delmar W. Probst . Gary R. Wiginton

Dedicated to the memory of all who served with the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, in the Republic of South Vietnam. Especially to those listed here who made the supreme sacrifice. Soaring with eagles to their rendezvous with Destiny.

1969
Vernon D. Artis • Douglas W. Bice • Ralph N. Bickford • David F. Black • James M. Bogacz • Roy B. Boyd • Miguel E. Briales • Walter T. Bryant • Thomas Brooks Jr. • Daniel M. Brown • David E. Buttry • Russell B. Carson • Donald Christie • David J. Collins • Charles D. Crosby • Robert W. Dean • William L. Dent • Bruce D. Dick • James C. Doloughty • Willie C. Dozier • Johnny L. Edwards • Jesus Encarnacion-Betancourt • Neal D. Epifanio • Gary L. Evans • Bobby G. Farmer • Steve Flaherty • Gerard J. Flieger • Michael Forbes • Edward J. Frendling • William R. Garner • Carter L. Graves • Robert R. Guerra • John Hale Jr. • Jimmy L. Henry • Charlie Hill III • Gregg C. Hinderks • Michael J. Holloway • Henry D. Hunter • Thomas W. Hurlbut • Max A. Johnson • Phil D. Johnson • Robert E. King "TN" • Robert E. King "SC" • Michael L. Malin II • James H. Manning • Paul D. Martinez Jr. • John D. Martin • Robert E. McAferty • Leslie L. McCorkle • Robert F. McDonald II • Joseph D. Melonson Jr. • John W. Mendez • Craig S. Mettling •

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Thomas Michael • Richard C. Miller • Louis T. Mills • Rene C. Mischeaux • Bedford A. Morris Jr. • Anthony A. Neville • William B. Offerdahl • Donald L. Olive • David D. Ouellette • Robert D. Paulus • Roosevelt F. Penn • Paul J. Peoples • Arturo Pelajio • Dwayne R. Pickart • John A. Ramirez • Mervin R. Richter • Miguel A. Rivera • Walter E. Roberts • Heinrich Ruhlmann • Leroy Rutherford • Glenn T. Shibata • William E. Sisley • Olen W. Smith • Glenn L. Sparks • Daniel Sullivan • Robert E. Van Dusen • Nelson O. Van Houten • Thomas J. Vasil • Truman J. Walsh • Daniel K. Wapinski • Steven A. Wessel • Michael J. White • Errol W. Perreira • Ronnie R. White • Donald L. Wickline Jr.

1970
Lee T. Baiz • Donald E. Bartek • Michael A. Gross • Gerald L. Hamilton • Phillip M. Horst • Robert J. Muellenbach • William J. Odstrcil • Stephen T. Smith • Richard E. Toney • Wilford A. Young

1971
Jeffrey E. Cowley • Zbigniew J. Dalenta • Gilbert Dowell • Robert J. Dutkiewcz • Thomas J. Gettelfinger • Ralph W. Jones • Gordon L. Kimmel • George A. Pacheco • Robert D. Pierce • Wilfred N. Poepping • Hiawatha H. Williams • Leory White Jr. • John L. Wilson

1972
Richard L. Wilson

1968
Ronald Davis • Richard A. Friend • Walter L. Gawel • Thomas M. Holcombe • Gary P. Meringa • Eric B. Nilsen • Terryl

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

2. 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Div Marker

G. Partsafas • Delmar W. Probst • Gary R. Wiginton

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.

Location. 36° 38.182′ N, 87° 27.213′ W. Memorial is in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is on Tennessee Avenue south of Screaming Eagle Blvd, on the left when traveling south. 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: 5658 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Operation Iraqi Freedom 1 (a few steps from this marker); Six Outstanding Soldiers (a few steps from this marker); Dedicated to the 2/502 Troopers Killed-in-Action in Vietnam 1965-1972 (a few steps from this marker); 1st Battalion 502D Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this marker); Strike (a few steps from this marker); Operation Iraqi Freedom (a few steps from this marker); "In Remembrance of our Fallen Brothers" (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Strike Force Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Campbell.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 745 times since then and 116 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.