Clovis in Curry County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Dedicated to Our Fallen Comrades

Photographed by James Hulse, March 24, 2025

1. Dedicated to Our Fallen Comrades Marker

Inscription.

Dedicated to Our Fallen Comrades. . Dedicated to Our Fallen Comrades Who Perished in the F-111 Defending Our Freedom. Maj Herbert F. Brightwell . Mr Ralph H. Donnell . Mr Charles E. Wangeman . Maj Henry McCann . Capt Dennis Graham . Cmdr David L. Cooley USN . Lt Col Edwin D. Palmgren . Mr Barton Warren . Mr Anthony Byland . Capt Robert E. Jobe . Capt William D. Fuchlow . Lt Col Thomas J. Mack . Maj James L. Anthony . Lt Col Robert S. Montgomery . Lt Col Charles G. Robinson . Lt Col Bruce D. Stocks . Maj Billy C. Gentry . Maj James W. Hurt III . Maj Robert J. Furman . Lt Col Floyd B. Sweet . Lt Col Kenneth T. Blank . Col Keith E. Brown . Lt Col James D. Black . Maj William C. Coltman . Lt Robert A. Brett Jr. . Capt James A. Hockridge . Lt Allen U. Graham . Maj Robert Brown . Capt Robert D. Morrissey . Capt Donald D. Stafford . Capt Charles J. Cafferrelli . Lt Col Ronald J. Ward . Maj James R. McElvain . Maj William W. Gude . Capt David C. Blackledge . Maj Richard L. Brehm . Capt William T. Halloran . Capt William K. Delaplane III . Lt Robert J. Kierce . Capt William A. Kennedy . Capt David C. Mckennon . Maj Merle D. Kenney . Capt Ralph D. Bowles . Capt Edward A. Riley . Capt Jeremiah F. Sheehan . Sq Ldr John Holt . Flt Lt Noordink . Capt Richard L. Cardenas . Capt Steven G. Nelson . Capt Stephen H. Reid . Capt Carl T. Poole . Capt John J. Sweeney . Capt William W. Smart . Capt Arthur Stowe . Maj Lorley Wagner . Capt Charles H. Kitchell . 1lt Jeffrey T. Moore . Maj Gary A. Mekash . Lt Col Eugene H. Soeder . Capt David W. Powell . Capt Douglas A. Pearce . 2lt Larry E. McFarland . Capt Myles D. Hammon . Capt Phillip B. Donovan . Capt William J. Full . Capt Richard A. Hetzner . Capt Raymond C. Spaulding . Capt Roy W. Westerfield . 2lt Steven P. Anderson . Capt Jack A. Hines . Capt Richard J. Franks . Capt Joseph G. Raker . Capt Larry R. Honza . Maj Ulysses S. Taylor . 1lt Paul E. Yeager . Maj Thomas M. Mullen . Capt Gary A. Davis . Maj Howard L. Tallman III . Capt William R. Davy . Maj Burnley L. Rudiger . 1lt Steven J. Pitt . Capt Charles M. Vidas . 1lt Steven A. Groark . Capt Steven F. Locke . Capt David K. Peth . Capt Alan J. Pryor . 1lt Albert H. Torn . Flt Lt Stephen M. Erskine RAAF . Capt Gregory S. Angell USAF . Maj Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci . Capt Paul F. Lorence . Flt Lt Mark Fallon RAAF . Flt Off William Pike RAAF . Capt Thomas F. "Chip" Stem . Capt Philip D. "Phil" Baldwin . Capt Robert A. Meyer Jr. . Capt Frederick A. Gerhart . Capt Glenn E. Troster . Capt Michael A. Barritt . 1lt Bob Boland . Capt James A. Gleason . Capt Clifford W. Massengill . 1lt Thomas G. Dorsett . Capt Frederick "Art" Reid . Capt Thomas R. "TC" Caldwell . Capt Douglas M. Bradt . Capt Paul R. Eichenlaub II . Capt Jerry C. Lindh . Maj D. Michael McGuire . Flt Lt Jeremy McNess RAAF . Flt Lt Mark Cairns-Cowan RAAF . Capt Randolph P. Gaspard . Maj Frank B. Slusher . Flt Lt Anthony "Shorty" Short RAAF . Sqn Ldr Stephen "Nige" Hobbs RAAF

Dedicated to Our Fallen Comrades Who Perished in the F-111 Defending Our Freedom
Maj Herbert F. Brightwell • Mr Ralph H. Donnell • Mr Charles E. Wangeman • Maj Henry McCann • Capt Dennis Graham • Cmdr David L. Cooley USN • Lt Col Edwin D. Palmgren • Mr Barton Warren • Mr Anthony Byland • Capt Robert E. Jobe • Capt William D. Fuchlow • Lt Col Thomas J. Mack • Maj James L. Anthony • Lt Col Robert S. Montgomery • Lt Col Charles G. Robinson • Lt Col Bruce D. Stocks • Maj Billy C. Gentry • Maj James W. Hurt III • Maj Robert J. Furman • Lt Col Floyd B. Sweet • Lt Col Kenneth T. Blank • Col Keith E. Brown • Lt Col James D. Black • Maj William C. Coltman • Lt Robert A. Brett Jr. • Capt James A. Hockridge • Lt Allen U. Graham • Maj Robert Brown • Capt Robert D. Morrissey • Capt Donald D. Stafford • Capt Charles J. Cafferrelli • Lt Col Ronald J. Ward • Maj James R. McElvain • Maj William W. Gude • Capt David C. Blackledge • Maj Richard L. Brehm • Capt William T. Halloran • Capt William K. Delaplane III • Lt Robert J. Kierce • Capt William A. Kennedy • Capt David C. Mckennon • Maj Merle

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D. Kenney • Capt Ralph D. Bowles • Capt Edward A. Riley • Capt Jeremiah F. Sheehan • Sq Ldr John Holt • Flt Lt Noordink • Capt Richard L. Cardenas • Capt Steven G. Nelson • Capt Stephen H. Reid • Capt Carl T. Poole • Capt John J. Sweeney • Capt William W. Smart • Capt Arthur Stowe • Maj Lorley Wagner • Capt Charles H. Kitchell • 1lt Jeffrey T. Moore • Maj Gary A. Mekash • Lt Col Eugene H. Soeder • Capt David W. Powell • Capt Douglas A. Pearce • 2lt Larry E. McFarland • Capt Myles D. Hammon • Capt Phillip B. Donovan • Capt William J. Full • Capt Richard A. Hetzner • Capt Raymond C. Spaulding • Capt Roy W. Westerfield • 2lt Steven P. Anderson • Capt Jack A. Hines • Capt Richard J. Franks • Capt Joseph G. Raker • Capt Larry R. Honza • Maj Ulysses S. Taylor • 1lt Paul E. Yeager • Maj Thomas M. Mullen • Capt Gary A. Davis • Maj Howard L. Tallman III • Capt William R. Davy • Maj Burnley L. Rudiger • 1lt Steven J. Pitt • Capt Charles M. Vidas • 1lt Steven A. Groark • Capt Steven F. Locke • Capt David K. Peth • Capt Alan J. Pryor • 1lt Albert H. Torn • Flt Lt Stephen M. Erskine RAAF • Capt Gregory

Photographed by James Hulse, March 24, 2025

2. Dedicated to Our Fallen Comrades Marker

S. Angell USAF • Maj Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci • Capt Paul F. Lorence • Flt Lt Mark Fallon RAAF • Flt Off William Pike RAAF • Capt Thomas F. "Chip" Stem • Capt Philip D. "Phil" Baldwin • Capt Robert A. Meyer Jr. • Capt Frederick A. Gerhart • Capt Glenn E. Troster • Capt Michael A. Barritt • 1lt Bob Boland • Capt James A. Gleason • Capt Clifford W. Massengill • 1lt Thomas G. Dorsett • Capt Frederick "Art" Reid • Capt Thomas R. "TC" Caldwell • Capt Douglas M. Bradt • Capt Paul R. Eichenlaub II • Capt Jerry C. Lindh • Maj D. Michael McGuire • Flt Lt Jeremy McNess RAAF • Flt Lt Mark Cairns-Cowan RAAF • Capt Randolph P. Gaspard • Maj Frank B. Slusher • Flt Lt Anthony "Shorty" Short RAAF • Sqn Ldr Stephen "Nige" Hobbs RAAF

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 34° 24.237′ N, 103° 14.749′ W. Memorial is in Clovis, New Mexico, in Curry County. It is at the intersection of West Grand Ave and West 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on West Grand Ave. The marker is located at the Veterans Park. Touch for map. Memorial

The view of the F111 Aardvark next to the memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 24, 2025

3. The view of the F111 Aardvark next to the memorial

is in this post office area: Clovis NM 88101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern New Mexico.

It is also in the American Southwest,

on the Great Plains,

on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Dog Memorial (a few steps from this marker); F-111 "Vark" Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); Naval Service Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Norman Petty Recording Studios Clovis (within shouting distance of this marker); Ida O. Jackson (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lincoln - Jackson School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Norman Petty Studios (approx. 1.4 miles away); Curry County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clovis.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.