Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lieutenant General Evan W. Rosencrans

Photographed by Charles Keller, August 13, 2018

1. Lieutenant General Evan W. Rosencrans Marker

Inscription.

Lieutenant General Evan W. Rosencrans. . , General Rosencrans served at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as Wing Commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing from May 1970 to July 1971. During this period, the Wing converted from the F-100 aircraft to the A-7D Corsair II, becoming the ﬁrst combat ready tactical ﬁghter wing in this type of aircraft., Other important assignments held by General Rosencrans include Director of the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center; Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans at Headquarters, United States Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Third Air Force Royal Air Force, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England; Vice Commander of the Air Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; Deputy Commander in Chief United Nations Command; Deputy Commander United States Forces, Korea; and Commander of the United States Air Forces in Korea., General Rosencrans graduated in 1948 from the United States Military Academy with a bachelor of science degree. In 1968 he earned a master’s degree from George Washington University., General Rosencrans is a command pilot with approximately 4,800 ﬂying hours. His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with 16 oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation emblem with ﬁve oak leaf clusters, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ribbon with four oak leaf clusters and “V” device, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Star, Korean Service Medal with four bronze service stars, Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze service stars, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with eight oak leaf clusters, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship ribbon, United Nations Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Medal of Honor 1st Class and Republic of Vietnam Air Service Medal., LtGen Rosencrans retires in May 1981 and passed away in May 2007.

General Rosencrans served at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as Wing Commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing from May 1970 to July 1971. During this period, the Wing converted from the F-100 aircraft to the A-7D Corsair II, becoming the ﬁrst combat ready tactical ﬁghter wing in this type of aircraft.

Other important assignments held by General Rosencrans include Director of the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center; Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans at Headquarters, United States Air Forces in Europe; Commander, Third Air Force Royal Air Force, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England; Vice Commander of the Air Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas; Deputy Commander in Chief United Nations Command; Deputy Commander United States Forces, Korea; and Commander of the United States Air Forces in Korea.

General Rosencrans graduated in 1948 from the United States Military Academy with a bachelor of science degree. In 1968 he earned a master’s degree from George Washington University.

General Rosencrans is a command pilot with approximately 4,800 ﬂying hours. His military decorations and awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with three oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with 16 oak leaf clusters, Joint Service

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Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation emblem with ﬁve oak leaf clusters, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ribbon with four oak leaf clusters and “V” device, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), National Defense Service Medal with one Bronze Star, Korean Service Medal with four bronze service stars, Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze service stars, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with eight oak leaf clusters, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship ribbon, United Nations Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Medal of Honor 1st Class and Republic of Vietnam Air Service Medal.

LtGen Rosencrans retires in May 1981 and passed away in May 2007.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Korean • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Distinguished Service Medal, and the Valor in Aerial Operations series lists.

Location. 33° 41.161′ N, 78° 55.344′ W. Marker is in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Horry County. It can be reached from the intersection of Harrelson Boulevard and Jetport Road, on the right when traveling north. Located on the 16th hole of the Whispering Pines Golf Course. Touch for map

16th hole, Whispering Pines Golf Course image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles Keller, August 13, 2018

2. 16th hole, Whispering Pines Golf Course

. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 Harrelson Blvd, Myrtle Beach SC 29577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand

and in the Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: Major General Henry L. Warren (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonel Wallace C. Bosworth Jr. (approx. ¼ mile away); Colonel Donald Wesley Forney (approx. ¼ mile away); Brigadier General Thomas Merrit Knoles III (approx. 0.3 miles away); Colonel Warren R. Lewis (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brigadier General William Donald Curry Jr. (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Michael P.C. Carns (approx. half a mile away); Colonel Albert R. Neville (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myrtle Beach.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on April 13, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2018, by Charles Keller of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.