Hopkinsville in Christian County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Campbell Memorial Park

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 26, 2024

1. Fort Campbell Memorial Park Marker

Inscription.

Fort Campbell Memorial Park. . , Dedicated to the 248 Fort Campbell soldiers who died on December 12, 1985 at Gander, Newfoundland while returning from a peacekeeping mission in the Sinai. Presented in honor of all soldiers who serve at Fort Campbell, and in recognition of the importance of their mission to this community and to our country , SP4 Mark E. Abrams . SP4 Herbert D. Alexander . SSG Steven A. Andreoff . SP4 Darnell Andrews . SP4 Ivan Aponte . SP4 Stuart N. Arrowood . SGT Roger D. Arvin . CPT Luis A. Avillan . SP4 Bobby L. Banks . SGT Daniel M. Barber . SP4 Eric J. Baumann . SP4 Edward M. Beer . SP4 Wyatt D. Benson . SP4 Sammy D. Bittle . CSM Haslund O. Black . SP4 Paul J. Bostwick . SGT John P. Bowen . CW4 Robert A. Bowen . SGT John T. Bradley, Jr. . SPL Steven J. Bradshaw . SP4 Darrin P. Brady . SSG Charles F. Brancato . SGT Tony L. Brasfield . SP4 William R. Brilya . SGT George A. Britt . SP4 Johnny L. Brown . PFC Gregory A. Buchanan . SGT James A. Burdette . SP4 David A. Bury . SP4 Trevor Campbell . SP4 Gregory T. Carter . SGT Mark E. Carter . CH (Maj) Troy G. Carter . PFC Dennis Cartwright . SP4 Philip R. Caudill . SP4 Garett R. Chaddock . SGT Stephen R. Colby . SP4 Bobby L. Coleman . SSG Miguel A. Cordero . PFC Orlando F. Council, Jr. . PVT Michael E. Craig . SP4 Paul M. Crawford . SSG Francisco Cruz-Salgado . PVT Troy R. Cupples . SP4 Walter G. Daniels, Jr. . SGT Thomas E. Danielsen . SSG James A. Davis, Jr. . SGT Jimmy D. Davis . SSG Thomas E. Davis . SP4 Herbert R. Deckman, Jr. . SGT Joseph L. Diventura, Jr. . SP4 Thomas D. Dixon . SSG James F. Duckworth . SGT Brian L. Dumpert . SSG Brian E. Easley . CPT Michael C. Eastman . CPT Kyle L. Edmonds . SGT Christopher W. Englebert . SSG James A. Ferguson . SP4 Mark W. Ferguson . SP4 Kevin F. Fink . SGT David Fitch . SGT Thomas J Foskey . SGT Paul K. Fuller . SGT Kevin A. Gantzer . SP4 Anthony L. Gayton . SP4 Scott W. Gerdes . SSG Gary L. Givens . MSG David L. Godsey . SGT Michael J. Gonzales . SP4 Roberto Gonzalez . PVT Jospeh W. Goree . SP4 Kelly S. Graham . SGT Thomas L. Graham . SSG Douglas F. Grala . SP4 Christopher T. Gray . SP4 Ricardo Guerra . CPT Brian D'Haller . PFC William W. Hansen III . PVT Chester D. Hardeman . CW3 Benny J. Hardin . SP4 Brian D. Harris . ILT Robert B. Hart . PVT Mark S. Hassing . SGT Reginald V. Haugsdahl . SP4 David W. Heidecker . SSG Paul C. Hemingway . PFC Joe W. Highfill II . SP4 Thomas T. Hileman . SGT Donald S. Hobbs . PFC Kevin S. Hobbs . SSG Jerry W. Holliman . SGT Robert S. Hoyer . SP4 Charles W. Hughes . SSG Frank J. Hughes . PFC Jeffrey D. Hull . SGT Herbert G. Ivy . PVT Adrian D. Jackson . LTC Marvin A. Jeffcoat, Jr. . SSG Donnie K. Jennings . SGT Todd M. Jennings . PFC Jerrin A. Johnson . SSG Rayvon L. Johnson . SGT Joseph A. Jones . PFC David A. Jordan . SGT Robert S. Kaplin . SSG Ibrahim F. Karadsheh . SGT Jeffrey S. Kee . SSG Timothy L. Kidd . SP4 Jerry J. King . CPT Robert M. King . SSG Thomas J. Kirby . PFC Bruce E. Kiser . CPT John K. Kosh, Sr. . SSG Mark R. Kubic . SGT John M. Kuehn . SP4 Randall A. Lane . MAJ Michael R. Lawrence . SSG Donald G. Lineberry . SP4 William M. Lloyd . CPT Paul D. Long . SP4 David C. Lungren . SP4 Benjamin R. Lynch . SSG Jerry W. Malone . CPT Edward J. Manion . PFC Thomas L. Martin, Jr. . PFC Donald L. Mathis . SSG Ronald G. Mayhew . SGT Paul A. McArdle . CPT Joey McCarty . SGT Christine M McCleery . ISG Robert F. McCook . ILT J. Scott McCormick . SP4 Calvin McWhite . CW2 Dirk A. Miller . SSG Larry G. Miller . SSG Richard D. Miller . SP4 Timothy E. Miller . SSG John M. Millett . SGT James A. Mollett . SSG Samuel T. Moore, Jr. . SPI Lindale Morgan . SGT Steven W. Mullins . SSG Michael Murray . SGT Michael A. Napier . SFC Joseph A. Nartia . SFC Donald C. Nelson . PFC Kenneth J. Nelson . SSG Steven R. Nelson . SSG Richard R. Nichols . CPL Michael T. Nolan . SGT Francisco Ocasio, Jr. . PFC Robert L. Olson . SP4 Gregory A. Owens . SGT Gary W. Padgett . PFC Theodore L. Pafford . SSG Jeffrey R. Palmisano . CW3 Rudy Parris . SSG Thomas F. Parsons . PVT Vickie S. Perry . SGT Terry R. Pevey . PVT Alvin M. Phillips . SGT James D. Phillips, Jr. . CPT Barry C. Powell . CPL Raimo K. Putanen, Jr. . SGT Michael R. Rahr . CPT Terry L. Rains . SP4 David L. Rawls, Jr. . SP4 Patrick S. Reasbeck . PVT Melvin W. Reed, Jr. . SSG Jessy T. Reynolds . PFC Gregory W. Richardson . SP4 Richard D. Rimiller . SGT Bobby E. Roberts . SSG Wilbur G. Roberts, Jr. . SSG Virgil L. Robertson, Jr. . SGT Thomas E. Robinson, Jr. . SP4 Ronald C. Russell . SGT Ray A. Ruth HHC, . SGT Ricky A. Schmoyer . SGT Peter E. Schremp . SP4 Keith M Schultz . SGT Gary L. Scott . SPI Blanchard T. Searcy . SSG Ronald W. Sears . SP4 Frederic C. Seitz . SSG Timothy D. Sellner . SP4 Ernest W. Serna . SP4 Michael D. Shipley . SP4 James E. Shook . SP4 Robert D. Shultz . SP4 Carl N. Simmons . SGT George H. Simmons . SSG Earl Singleton . SGT Matthew S. Sloan . PFC Clinton D. Smith . 1SG Rex V. Smith . SGT Scott J. Smith . SP4 Thomas V. Smith . PFC Mark Spearman . SP4 James M. Spears . PVT Michael S. Stack . SP4 David C. Staten . PFC Alexander W. Stearn . SGT Dane Stephens . 1LT Kip L. Stevens . SGT Randy S. Stewart . CW2 Earl C. Stone . SP4 Gary L. Straub, Jr. . SGT Richard Stringer . PFC Scott A. Stritch . SSG Randall K. Thomas . SGT Robert F. Thomas . SSG Danny C. THompson . SP4 Scott B. Thompson . SGT Christopher G. Thornton . SGT Theodore Travis . PFC Thomas N. Tucker H. SSG Vincent L. Turner . SP4 Steven C. Venneri . CPL Wayne Vinson . SP4 Gregory Walker . SGT Guy W. Walker . SP4 Brian E. V. Wallace . PFC Mark E. Wallace . SFC Abraham Ward . MSG Thomas E. West . PFC John C. Wester . SGT Frank C. Wheeler, Jr. . SSG Emery S. White II . SGT Michael L. Whiteman . SSG Darnell L. Wilburn . SP4 Franklin R. Wilkins . SGT James H. Williamson, Jr. . SSG Richard N. Willingham . SP4 Rodger L. Wilson . SSG James A. Winston . SGT Theodore M. Wisson . 1LT John B. Witmer . SSG Kevin M. Witt . SSG Robert N. Wolford II . SSG Lawrence A. Wood . SSG William L Wooliver . SGT Virgina R. Word . CPL John R. Wright . SP4 Robert Wyn, Jr. . SP4 Cary T. Yeargan . SGT Cathleen M. Ziegler

Dedicated to the 248 Fort Campbell soldiers who died on December 12, 1985 at Gander, Newfoundland while returning from a peacekeeping mission in the Sinai. Presented in honor of all soldiers who serve at Fort Campbell, and in recognition of the importance of their mission to this community and to our country

SP4 Mark E. Abrams • SP4 Herbert D. Alexander • SSG Steven A. Andreoff • SP4 Darnell Andrews • SP4 Ivan Aponte • SP4 Stuart N. Arrowood • SGT Roger D. Arvin • CPT Luis A. Avillan • SP4 Bobby L. Banks • SGT Daniel M. Barber • SP4 Eric J. Baumann • SP4 Edward M. Beer • SP4 Wyatt D. Benson • SP4 Sammy D. Bittle • CSM Haslund O. Black • SP4 Paul J. Bostwick • SGT John P. Bowen • CW4 Robert A. Bowen • SGT John T. Bradley, Jr. • SPL Steven J. Bradshaw • SP4 Darrin P. Brady • SSG Charles F. Brancato • SGT Tony L. Brasfield • SP4 William R. Brilya • SGT George A. Britt • SP4 Johnny L. Brown • PFC Gregory A. Buchanan • SGT James A. Burdette • SP4 David A. Bury • SP4 Trevor Campbell • SP4 Gregory T. Carter • SGT Mark E. Carter • CH (Maj) Troy G. Carter • PFC Dennis Cartwright • SP4 Philip

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R. Caudill • SP4 Garett R. Chaddock • SGT Stephen R. Colby • SP4 Bobby L. Coleman • SSG Miguel A. Cordero • PFC Orlando F. Council, Jr. • PVT Michael E. Craig • SP4 Paul M. Crawford • SSG Francisco Cruz-Salgado • PVT Troy R. Cupples • SP4 Walter G. Daniels, Jr. • SGT Thomas E. Danielsen • SSG James A. Davis, Jr. • SGT Jimmy D. Davis • SSG Thomas E. Davis • SP4 Herbert R. Deckman, Jr. • SGT Joseph L. Diventura, Jr. • SP4 Thomas D. Dixon • SSG James F. Duckworth • SGT Brian L. Dumpert • SSG Brian E. Easley • CPT Michael C. Eastman • CPT Kyle L. Edmonds • SGT Christopher W. Englebert • SSG James A. Ferguson • SP4 Mark W. Ferguson • SP4 Kevin F. Fink • SGT David Fitch • SGT Thomas J Foskey • SGT Paul K. Fuller • SGT Kevin A. Gantzer • SP4 Anthony L. Gayton • SP4 Scott W. Gerdes • SSG Gary L. Givens • MSG David L. Godsey • SGT Michael J. Gonzales • SP4 Roberto Gonzalez • PVT Jospeh W. Goree • SP4 Kelly S. Graham • SGT Thomas L. Graham • SSG Douglas F. Grala • SP4 Christopher T. Gray • SP4 Ricardo Guerra • CPT Brian D'Haller • PFC William W. Hansen III • PVT Chester D. Hardeman • CW3 Benny J.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 26, 2024

2. Fort Campbell Memorial Park Marker

Hardin • SP4 Brian D. Harris • ILT Robert B. Hart • PVT Mark S. Hassing • SGT Reginald V. Haugsdahl • SP4 David W. Heidecker • SSG Paul C. Hemingway • PFC Joe W. Highfill II • SP4 Thomas T. Hileman • SGT Donald S. Hobbs • PFC Kevin S. Hobbs • SSG Jerry W. Holliman • SGT Robert S. Hoyer • SP4 Charles W. Hughes • SSG Frank J. Hughes • PFC Jeffrey D. Hull • SGT Herbert G. Ivy • PVT Adrian D. Jackson • LTC Marvin A. Jeffcoat, Jr. • SSG Donnie K. Jennings • SGT Todd M. Jennings • PFC Jerrin A. Johnson • SSG Rayvon L. Johnson • SGT Joseph A. Jones • PFC David A. Jordan • SGT Robert S. Kaplin • SSG Ibrahim F. Karadsheh • SGT Jeffrey S. Kee • SSG Timothy L. Kidd • SP4 Jerry J. King • CPT Robert M. King • SSG Thomas J. Kirby • PFC Bruce E. Kiser • CPT John K. Kosh, Sr. • SSG Mark R. Kubic • SGT John M. Kuehn • SP4 Randall A. Lane • MAJ Michael R. Lawrence • SSG Donald G. Lineberry • SP4 William M. Lloyd • CPT Paul D. Long • SP4 David C. Lungren • SP4 Benjamin R. Lynch • SSG Jerry W. Malone • CPT Edward J. Manion • PFC Thomas L. Martin, Jr. • PFC Donald L. Mathis • SSG Ronald G. Mayhew • SGT Paul

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3. Fort Campbell Memorial Park Marker

A. McArdle • CPT Joey McCarty • SGT Christine M McCleery • ISG Robert F. McCook • ILT J. Scott McCormick • SP4 Calvin McWhite • CW2 Dirk A. Miller • SSG Larry G. Miller • SSG Richard D. Miller • SP4 Timothy E. Miller • SSG John M. Millett • SGT James A. Mollett • SSG Samuel T. Moore, Jr. • SPI Lindale Morgan • SGT Steven W. Mullins • SSG Michael Murray • SGT Michael A. Napier • SFC Joseph A. Nartia • SFC Donald C. Nelson • PFC Kenneth J. Nelson • SSG Steven R. Nelson • SSG Richard R. Nichols • CPL Michael T. Nolan • SGT Francisco Ocasio, Jr. • PFC Robert L. Olson • SP4 Gregory A. Owens • SGT Gary W. Padgett • PFC Theodore L. Pafford • SSG Jeffrey R. Palmisano • CW3 Rudy Parris • SSG Thomas F. Parsons • PVT Vickie S. Perry • SGT Terry R. Pevey • PVT Alvin M. Phillips • SGT James D. Phillips, Jr. • CPT Barry C. Powell • CPL Raimo K. Putanen, Jr. • SGT Michael R. Rahr • CPT Terry L. Rains • SP4 David L. Rawls, Jr. • SP4 Patrick S. Reasbeck • PVT Melvin W. Reed, Jr. • SSG Jessy T. Reynolds • PFC Gregory W. Richardson • SP4 Richard D. Rimiller • SGT Bobby E. Roberts • SSG Wilbur G. Roberts, Jr.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 26, 2024

4. Fort Campbell Memorial Park Marker

• SSG Virgil L. Robertson, Jr. • SGT Thomas E. Robinson, Jr. • SP4 Ronald C. Russell • SGT Ray A. Ruth HHC, • SGT Ricky A. Schmoyer • SGT Peter E. Schremp • SP4 Keith M Schultz • SGT Gary L. Scott • SPI Blanchard T. Searcy • SSG Ronald W. Sears • SP4 Frederic C. Seitz • SSG Timothy D. Sellner • SP4 Ernest W. Serna • SP4 Michael D. Shipley • SP4 James E. Shook • SP4 Robert D. Shultz • SP4 Carl N. Simmons • SGT George H. Simmons • SSG Earl Singleton • SGT Matthew S. Sloan • PFC Clinton D. Smith • 1SG Rex V. Smith • SGT Scott J. Smith • SP4 Thomas V. Smith • PFC Mark Spearman • SP4 James M. Spears • PVT Michael S. Stack • SP4 David C. Staten • PFC Alexander W. Stearn • SGT Dane Stephens • 1LT Kip L. Stevens • SGT Randy S. Stewart • CW2 Earl C. Stone • SP4 Gary L. Straub, Jr. • SGT Richard Stringer • PFC Scott A. Stritch • SSG Randall K. Thomas • SGT Robert F. Thomas • SSG Danny C. THompson • SP4 Scott B. Thompson • SGT Christopher G. Thornton • SGT Theodore Travis • PFC Thomas N. Tucker H• SSG Vincent L. Turner • SP4 Steven C. Venneri • CPL Wayne Vinson • SP4 Gregory Walker • SGT Guy W.

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5. Fort Campbell Memorial Park Marker

Walker • SP4 Brian E. V. Wallace • PFC Mark E. Wallace • SFC Abraham Ward • MSG Thomas E. West • PFC John C. Wester • SGT Frank C. Wheeler, Jr. • SSG Emery S. White II • SGT Michael L. Whiteman • SSG Darnell L. Wilburn • SP4 Franklin R. Wilkins • SGT James H. Williamson, Jr. • SSG Richard N. Willingham • SP4 Rodger L. Wilson • SSG James A. Winston • SGT Theodore M. Wisson • 1LT John B. Witmer • SSG Kevin M. Witt • SSG Robert N. Wolford II • SSG Lawrence A. Wood • SSG William L Wooliver • SGT Virgina R. Word • CPL John R. Wright • SP4 Robert Wyn, Jr. • SP4 Cary T. Yeargan • SGT Cathleen M. Ziegler

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, Cold. A significant historical date for this entry is December 12, 1985.

Location. 36° 49.869′ N, 87° 28.356′ W. Memorial is in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, in Christian County. It is at the intersection of Fort Campbell Blvd and Pennyfile Parkway (U.S. 169), on the right when traveling north on Fort Campbell Blvd. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4080 Fort Campbell Blvd, Hopkinsville KY 42240, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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6. Fort Campbell Memorial Park Marker

this memorial is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the 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

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cherokee "Trail of Tears" (approx. 1½ miles away); Whitepath and Fly Smith (approx. 1½ miles away); The Cherokee A Civilized People (approx. 1½ miles away); Mourning at Camp (approx. 1½ miles away); A Winter Camp (approx. 1½ miles away); Trail of Tears Indian Camping Grounds (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Trail of Tears (approx. 1.6 miles away); Judge Joseph Crockett House (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopkinsville.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 515 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 12, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.