Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Medal of Honor Monument

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 16, 2024

1. Medal of Honor Monument Marker

Inscription.

Medal of Honor Monument. . , The Medal of Honor Monument recognizes the sacrifices and accomplishments of all airmen that helped make this country free by their unselfish acts. Their courage and bravery came at a high personal price and helped force the ideas of democracy. The Medal of Honor is this country's highest military honor. , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , In Memory of United States Air Force USAF Medal of Honor Recipients, Names . Home Town . Date and Place of Action, World War I Bleckley, 2d Lt. Erwin R. . Wichita, Kan. . Oct. 6. 1918, Binarville, France Goettler, 2d Lt. Harold E. . Chicago, Ill. . Oct. 6. 1918, Binarville, France Luke 2d Lt. Frank, Jr. . Phoenix, Ariz. . Sept. 29, 1918, Murvaux, France Rickenbacker, Capt. Edward V. . Columbus, Ohio . Sept. 25, 1918, Billy, France, World War II Baker, Lt. Col. Addison E. . Chicago, Ill. . Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania Bong, Maj. Richard I. . Poplar, Wis. . Oct 10-Nov. 15, 1944, Southwest Pacific Carswell, Maj. Horace S., Jr. . Fort Worth, Tex. . Oct. 26, 1944, South China Sea Castle, Brig. Gen. Frederick W. . Manila, P.I. . Dec. 24, 1944, Liege, Belgium Cheli, Maj, Ralph . San Francisco, Calif. . Aug. 18, 1943, Wewak, New Guinea Craw, Col Demas T . Traverse City, Mich. . Nov. 8, 1942, Port Lyautey, French Morocco Doolittle, Lt. Col. James H. . Alameda, Calif. . Apr. 18, 1942, Tokyo, Japan Erwin, SSgt Henry E . Adamsville, Ala. . Apr. 12, 1945, Koriyama, Japan Femoyer, 2d Lt. Robert E. . Huntington, W. Va. . Nov. 2, 1944, Merseburg, Germany Gott, 1st Lt. Donald J. . Arnett, Okla. . Nov. 9, 1944, Saarbrücken, Germany Hamilton, Maj. Pierpont M. . Tuxedo Park, N.Y. . Nov. 8, 1942, Port Lyautey, French Morocco Howard, Lt. Col James H. . Canton, China . Jan. 11, 1944, Oschersleben, Germany Hughes, 2d Lt. Lloyd H. . Alexandria, La. . Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania Jerstad, Maj. John L. . Racine, Wis. . Aug. 1. 1943, Ploesti, Romania Johnson, Col. Leon W. . Columbia, Mo. . Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania Kane, Col. John R. . McGregor, Tex. . Aug. 1. 1943, Ploesti, Romania Kearby, Col. Neel E . Wichita Falls, Tex. . Oct. 11, 1943, Wewak, New Guinea Kingsley, 2d Lt. David R. . Portland, Ore. . June 23, 1944 Ploesti, Romania Knight, 1st Lt. Raymond L. . Houston, Tex. . Apr. 25, 1945, Po Valley, Italy Lawley, 1st Lt. William R., Jr. . Leeds, Ala. . Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany Lindsey, Capt. Darrell R. . Jefferson, Iowa . Aug. 9, 1944, Pontoise, France Mathies, SSgt. Archibald . Scotland . Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany Mathis, 1st Lt. Jack W. . San Angelo, Tex. . Mar. 18, 1943, Vegesack, Germany McGuire, Maj. Thomas B., Jr. . Ridgewood, N.J. . Dec. 25-28, 1944, Luzon, P.I. Metzger, 2d Lt. William E., Jr. . Lima, Ohio . Nov. 9, 1944 Saarbrücken, Germany Michael, 1st Lt. Edward S. . Chicago, Ill. . Apr. 11, 1944, Brunswick, Germany Morgan, 2d Lt. John C. . Vernon, Tex. . July 28, 1943, Kiel, Germany Pease, Capt. Harl, Jr. . Plymouth, N.H. . Aug. 7, 1942, Rabaul, New Britain Pucket, 1st Lt. Donald D. . Longmont, Colo. . July 9, 1944, Ploesti, Romania Sarnoski, 2d Lt. Joseph R. . Simpson, Pa. . June 16, 1943. Buka, Solomon Is. Shomo, Maj. William A. . Jeannette, Pa. . Jan. 11, 1945, Luzon, P.I. Smith, Sgt. Maynard H. . Caro, Mich. . May 1, 1943, St. Nazaire, France Truemper, 2d Lt. Walter E. . Aurora, Ill. . Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany Vance, Lt. Col. Leon R., Jr. . Enid, Okla. . June 5, 1944, Wimereaux, France Vosler, TSgt. Forrest L. . Lyndonville, N.Y. . Dec. 20, 1943, Bremen, Germany Walker, Brig. Gen. Kenneth N. . Cerrillos, N.M. . Jan. 5, 1943, Rabaul, New Britain Wilkins, Maj. Raymond H. . Portsmouth, Va. . Nov. 2, 1943, Rabaul, New Britain Zeamer, Maj. Jay, Jr. . Carlisle, Pa. . June 16, 1943, Buka, Solomon Is., Korea Davis, Maj. George A., Jr. . Dublin, Tex. . Feb 10, 1952, Sinuiju-Yalu River, N. Korea Loring, Maj. Charles J., Jr. . Portland, Me. . Nov. 22, 1952, Sniper Ridge, N. Korea Sebille, Maj, Louis J. . Harbor Beach, Mich. . Aug. 5, 1950, Hamch'ang, S. Korea Walmsley, Capt. John S., Jr. . Baltimore, Md. . Sept. 14, 1951, Yangdok, N. Korea, Vietnam Bennett, Capt. Steven L. . Palestine, Tex. . June 29, 1972, Quang Tri, S. Vietnam Day, Col. George E. . Sioux City, Iowa . Conspicuous Gallantry While POW Dethlefsen, Maj. Merlyn H. . Greenville, Iowa . Mar. 10, 1967, Thai Nguyen, N. Vietnam Fisher, Maj. Bernard P. . San Bernardino, Calif. . Mar. 10, 1966, A Shau Valley, S. Vietnam Fleming, 1st Lt. James P. . Sedalia, Mo. . Nov. 26, 1968, Duc Co, S. Vietnam Jackson, Col. Joe M. . Newnan, Ga. . May 12, 1968, Kham Duc, S. Vietnam Jones, Col. William A. III . Warsaw, Va. . Sept. 1, 1968, Dong Hoi, N. Vietnam Levitow, A1C John L. . South Windsor, Conn. . Feb. 24, 1969, Long Binh, S. Vietnam Sijan, Capt. Lance P. . Milwaukee, Wis. . Conspicuous Gallantry While POW Thorsness, Lt. Col. Leo K. . Seattle, Wash. . Apr. 10, 1967, N. Vietnam Wilbanks, Capt, Hilliard A. . Cornelia, Ga. . Feb. 24, 1967, Dalat, S. Vietnam Young, Capt. Gerald O. . Anacortes, Wash. . Nov. 9, 1967, Da Nang Area, S. Vietnam Pitsenbarger, A1C Bill . Piqua, Ohio . April 11, 1966, Cam My Area, S. Vietnam.

The Medal of Honor Monument recognizes the sacrifices and accomplishments of all airmen that helped make this country free by their unselfish acts. Their courage and bravery came at a high personal price and helped force the ideas of democracy. The Medal of Honor is this country's highest military honor.
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In Memory of
United States Air Force
USAF Medal of Honor Recipients

Names • Home Town • Date and Place of Action

World War I
Bleckley, 2d Lt. Erwin R. • Wichita, Kan. • Oct. 6. 1918, Binarville, France
Goettler, 2d Lt. Harold E. • Chicago, Ill. • Oct. 6. 1918, Binarville, France
Luke 2d Lt. Frank, Jr. • Phoenix, Ariz. • Sept. 29, 1918, Murvaux, France
Rickenbacker, Capt. Edward V. • Columbus, Ohio • Sept. 25, 1918, Billy, France

World War II
Baker, Lt. Col. Addison E. • Chicago, Ill. • Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania
Bong, Maj. Richard I. • Poplar, Wis. • Oct 10-Nov. 15, 1944, Southwest Pacific
Carswell, Maj. Horace S., Jr. • Fort Worth, Tex. • Oct. 26, 1944, South China Sea
Castle, Brig. Gen. Frederick W. • Manila, P.I. • Dec. 24, 1944, Liege, Belgium
Cheli, Maj, Ralph • San Francisco, Calif. • Aug. 18, 1943, Wewak, New Guinea
Craw, Col Demas T • Traverse City, Mich. • Nov. 8, 1942,

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Port Lyautey, French Morocco
Doolittle, Lt. Col. James H. • Alameda, Calif. • Apr. 18, 1942, Tokyo, Japan
Erwin, SSgt Henry E • Adamsville, Ala. • Apr. 12, 1945, Koriyama, Japan
Femoyer, 2d Lt. Robert E. • Huntington, W. Va. • Nov. 2, 1944, Merseburg, Germany
Gott, 1st Lt. Donald J. • Arnett, Okla. • Nov. 9, 1944, Saarbrücken, Germany
Hamilton, Maj. Pierpont M. • Tuxedo Park, N.Y. • Nov. 8, 1942, Port Lyautey, French Morocco
Howard, Lt. Col James H. • Canton, China • Jan. 11, 1944, Oschersleben, Germany
Hughes, 2d Lt. Lloyd H. • Alexandria, La. • Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania
Jerstad, Maj. John L. • Racine, Wis. • Aug. 1. 1943, Ploesti, Romania
Johnson, Col. Leon W. • Columbia, Mo. • Aug. 1, 1943, Ploesti, Romania
Kane, Col. John R. • McGregor, Tex. • Aug. 1. 1943, Ploesti, Romania
Kearby, Col. Neel E • Wichita Falls, Tex. • Oct. 11, 1943, Wewak, New Guinea
Kingsley, 2d Lt. David R. • Portland, Ore. • June 23, 1944 Ploesti, Romania
Knight, 1st Lt. Raymond L. • Houston, Tex. • Apr. 25, 1945, Po Valley, Italy
Lawley, 1st Lt. William R., Jr. • Leeds, Ala. • Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany
Lindsey, Capt. Darrell R. • Jefferson, Iowa • Aug. 9, 1944, Pontoise, France
Mathies, SSgt. Archibald • Scotland • Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany
Mathis, 1st Lt. Jack W. • San Angelo, Tex. • Mar. 18, 1943, Vegesack,

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Germany
McGuire, Maj. Thomas B., Jr. • Ridgewood, N.J. • Dec. 25-28, 1944, Luzon, P.I.
Metzger, 2d Lt. William E., Jr. • Lima, Ohio • Nov. 9, 1944 Saarbrücken, Germany
Michael, 1st Lt. Edward S. • Chicago, Ill. • Apr. 11, 1944, Brunswick, Germany
Morgan, 2d Lt. John C. • Vernon, Tex. • July 28, 1943, Kiel, Germany
Pease, Capt. Harl, Jr. • Plymouth, N.H. • Aug. 7, 1942, Rabaul, New Britain
Pucket, 1st Lt. Donald D. • Longmont, Colo. • July 9, 1944, Ploesti, Romania
Sarnoski, 2d Lt. Joseph R. • Simpson, Pa. • June 16, 1943. Buka, Solomon Is.
Shomo, Maj. William A. • Jeannette, Pa. • Jan. 11, 1945, Luzon, P.I.
Smith, Sgt. Maynard H. • Caro, Mich. • May 1, 1943, St. Nazaire, France
Truemper, 2d Lt. Walter E. • Aurora, Ill. • Feb. 20, 1944, Leipzig, Germany
Vance, Lt. Col. Leon R., Jr. • Enid, Okla. • June 5, 1944, Wimereaux, France
Vosler, TSgt. Forrest L. • Lyndonville, N.Y. • Dec. 20, 1943, Bremen, Germany
Walker, Brig. Gen. Kenneth N. • Cerrillos, N.M. • Jan. 5, 1943, Rabaul, New Britain
Wilkins, Maj. Raymond H. • Portsmouth, Va. • Nov. 2, 1943, Rabaul, New Britain
Zeamer, Maj. Jay, Jr. • Carlisle, Pa. • June 16, 1943, Buka, Solomon Is.

Korea
Davis, Maj. George A., Jr. • Dublin, Tex. • Feb 10, 1952, Sinuiju-Yalu River, N. Korea
Loring, Maj. Charles J., Jr. • Portland, Me. • Nov.

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22, 1952, Sniper Ridge, N. Korea
Sebille, Maj, Louis J. • Harbor Beach, Mich. • Aug. 5, 1950, Hamch'ang, S. Korea
Walmsley, Capt. John S., Jr. • Baltimore, Md. • Sept. 14, 1951, Yangdok, N. Korea

Vietnam
Bennett, Capt. Steven L. • Palestine, Tex. • June 29, 1972, Quang Tri, S. Vietnam
Day, Col. George E. • Sioux City, Iowa • Conspicuous Gallantry While POW
Dethlefsen, Maj. Merlyn H. • Greenville, Iowa • Mar. 10, 1967, Thai Nguyen, N. Vietnam
Fisher, Maj. Bernard P. • San Bernardino, Calif. • Mar. 10, 1966, A Shau Valley, S. Vietnam
Fleming, 1st Lt. James P. • Sedalia, Mo. • Nov. 26, 1968, Duc Co, S. Vietnam
Jackson, Col. Joe M. • Newnan, Ga. • May 12, 1968, Kham Duc, S. Vietnam
Jones, Col. William A. III • Warsaw, Va. • Sept. 1, 1968, Dong Hoi, N. Vietnam
Levitow, A1C John L. • South Windsor, Conn. • Feb. 24, 1969, Long Binh, S. Vietnam
Sijan, Capt. Lance P. • Milwaukee, Wis. • Conspicuous Gallantry While POW
Thorsness, Lt. Col. Leo K. • Seattle, Wash. • Apr. 10, 1967, N. Vietnam
Wilbanks, Capt, Hilliard A. • Cornelia, Ga. • Feb. 24, 1967, Dalat, S. Vietnam
Young, Capt. Gerald O. • Anacortes, Wash. • Nov. 9, 1967, Da Nang Area, S. Vietnam
Pitsenbarger, A1C Bill • Piqua, Ohio • April 11, 1966, Cam My Area, S. Vietnam

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Topics and series. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 64° 41.465′ N, 147° 5.925′ W. Monument is in Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It is on Central Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Monument and marker are in Heritage Park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Eielson AFB AK 99702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor,

in the Athabascan Region,

and in Interior Alaska.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and 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: F-4C "Phantom II" (within shouting distance of this marker); POW-MIA Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Airmen's Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); F-16 "Fighting Falcon" (within shouting distance of this marker); Heritage Park Pavilion (within shouting distance of this marker); Ben Eielson Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Heritage Park / Eielson Global Engagement (about 300 feet away); Col Carl Ben Eielson (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eielson Air Force Base.

More about this monument. An acceptable ID is required to enter this active military base.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.