Lakeland in Polk County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
C-23 Sherpa, 93-1336 Crash Memorial
C-23 Sherpa, 93-1336, 3 March 2001
Flight Crew, Detachment 1, Company H, 171 Aviation, Lakeland, Florida
CW4 Johnny W. Duce CW2 Erik P. Larson SSG Robert F. Ward Jr.
203rd Red Horse Flight, Virginia Beach, Virginia
MSG James Beninati SSG Andrew H. Bridges TSG Randy V. Johnson TSG Edwin B. Richardson SSG Gregory T. Skurupey SSG Paul J. Blancato MSG Eric G. Bulman SSg Ronald L. Elkin &bull ; SRA Mathew K. Kidd TSG Dean J. Shelby SSG Richard L. Summered TSG Ernest Blawas SSG Paul E. Creamer SSG Jams P. Ferguson MSG Michael E. Lane SSG John L. Sincavage MAJ. Frederick V. Watkins III
9 November 2002
Erected 2002 by The Veterans Organizations of Lakeland, Florida.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 28° 2.475′ N, 81° 58.015′ W. Memorial is in Lakeland, Florida, in Polk County. It can be reached from Lake Beulah Drive 0.1 miles north of Lime Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located on the grounds of Lakeland Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 141 Lake Beulah Drive, Lakeland FL 33815, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, 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: Combat Wounded Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker); Private James H. Mills (within shouting distance of this marker); Polk County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great African American Generation (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pearl Harbor Memorial (about 300 feet away); World War II Prisoners of War (about 300 feet away); Women Veterans of World War II (about 300 feet away); Global War on Terrorism Freedom Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lakeland.
Also see . . .
1. Accident Shorts C-23B+ Sherpa (360) 93-1336, Saturday 3 March 2001. (Submitted on October 10, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Crash of a Short C-23B Sherpa in Unadilla: 21 Killed. (Submitted on October 10, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Veterans Memorial Park Lakeland. (Submitted on October 10, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 10, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.


