Suffield Township in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

In Memoriam

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 23, 2025

1. In Memoriam Marker

Inscription. To the Navy officers trained at Wingfoot Lake, who gave their lives in the course of airship development—and whose courage, devotion, and sacrifice serves as inspiration.

Lieut. Charles Bauch 1931 • Lieut. J. B. Lawrence 1925 • Lieut. Comdr. Emory Coil 1921 • Lieut. C. G. Little 1921 • Lieut. A. R. Houghton 1925 • Comdr. Louis Maxfield 1921 • Lieut. Henry Hoyt 1921 • Lieut. F. A. Trotter 1949 • Comdr. Z. Landsdowne 1925

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

Location. 41° 0.405′ N, 81° 21.81′ W. Memorial is in Suffield, Ohio, in Portage County. It is in Suffield Township. It is on Wingfoot Lake Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 841 Wingfoot Lake Road, Mogadore OH 44260, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Cleveland

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)

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Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goodyear's Wingfoot Lake Airship Hangar (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Ariel Bradley (approx. 3.2 miles away); Mogadore (approx. 3.3 miles away); Alaskan Totem Pole (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Soap Box Derby (approx. 5.4 miles away); Motorless Flight (approx. 5.7 miles away); Airdock (approx. 5.7 miles away).

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 23, 2025

2. In Memoriam Marker

The marker is located on the base of this flagpole, in front of the Wingfoot Lake hangar. The names on the marker include Naval officers who were killed in dirigible crashes.

Wingfoot Lake Hangar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 23, 2025

3. Wingfoot Lake Hangar

This hangar is the home of the famed Goodyear Blimp, and is the oldest dirigible hangar in the United States.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 10, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.