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

Sgt Nyle Mickly

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

1. Sgt Nyle Mickly Marker

Inscription.

As a gunner on a 3rd Bombardment Group B-26, Sergeant Mickly scored the first Air Force aerial victory over North Korea. He shot down a North Korean YAK-3 fighter on 30 June 1950.

Erected by Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean. In addition, it is included in the Valor in Aerial Operations series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 30, 1950.

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,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the

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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); Capt John Walmsley (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). 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.

Regarding Sgt Nyle Mickly. Surname is possibly spelled "Mickley"

Also see . . . Staff Sergeant Nyle Mickley. (Submitted on August 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Sgt Nyle Mickly 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 163 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.