Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Capt John Walmsley

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024

1. Capt John Walmsley Marker

Inscription.

He earned the Medal of Honor by giving his life during a night attack against a North Korean convoy. He continued to fly his crippled 3rd Bombardment Wing B-26 so that his crew could bail out.

Erected by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 61° 14.903′ N, 149° 48.088′ W. Memorial is in Anchorage, Alaska. It is in Elmendorf Air Force Base. It is on Sijan Avenue north of 32nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is west of 3rd Wing Headquarters. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 11568 Slammer Ave, JBER AK 99506, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor,

in the Athabascan Region,

in the Prince William Sound,

and in Southcentral Alaska.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

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in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gen Hoyt Vandenberg (here, next to this marker); Lt Col Horace Hickam (here, next to this marker); Maj Paul "Pappy" Gunn (here, next to this marker); Gen Nathan Twining (here, next to this marker); Brig Gen Jimmy Doolittle (here, next to this marker); 3rd Wing "Wall of Heroes" Marker (here, next to this marker); Maj Raymond Wilkins (here, next to this marker); Sgt Nyle Mickly (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anchorage.

More about this memorial. Must have an acceptable ID to enter this active military base.

Also see . . . Capt John S Walmsley. (Submitted on August 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024

2. Capt John Walmsley Marker

Among the 3rd Wing Wall of Heroes below the JN-4 "Jenny"

JN-4 "Jenny" Atop 3rd Wing Notables Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024

3. JN-4 "Jenny" Atop 3rd Wing Notables Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 189 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.