Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Forward Air Controllers Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

1. Forward Air Controllers Memorial (Side A)

Inscription.

Forward Air Controllers Memorial. . , Dedicated to those special aviators who lost their lives in Southeast Asia (SEA) while serving as Forward Air Controllers (FACs) and support team members in the O-1, O-2, OV-10, U-10, U-17, PC-6 and T-28 aircraft. From 1962 through 1975, thousands of USAF and Allied officers flew these aircraft. Flyers of all ranks were supported by enlisted men who worked as mechanics, radio operators, intelligence specialists and interpreters. They were assigned to the 504th Tactical Air Support Group, made up of the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadrons. The Ravens were a separate covert unit assigned to the Ambassador in Laos., Cleared Hot , Flying day and night in low and slow aircraft, FACs performed aerial reconnaissance for both U.S. and Allied forces, directed air strikes in support of embattled ground units, interdicted enemy infiltration routes, and coordinated rescue operations. FACs were the eyes, ears and voices above the battlefield, gallant airmen providing the vital link between troops in the field, the various command and control agencies and US and Allied war planes. , Hit My Smoke!”, “Poor is the country that has no heroes. But beggared is the people who having them forgets.” , Colonel William A. Jones, III (MOH [Medal of Honor]), Welcome Home! , The reclining position of the dog tag signifies that those who gave their all are now at rest, leaning against their comrades in arms., And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, Neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4, The Nickel Tradition , It has become a tradition among flyers and friends to throw a nickel on the grass at the funerals of friends. To carry on that tradition nickels and other momentos [sic] were placed in the foundation during the building of this memorial. This is one more salute to our friends.. , 1 Lt Arthur J. Abramoff 1967 . Sgt Kenneth D. Adkins 1970 . Ssgt James W. Adkisson 1969 . 1 Lt Henry L. Allen 1970 . Maj James P. Allenberg 1970 . Capt Barry K. Allmond 1972 . 1 Lt Vincent C. Anderson 1972 . Maj Stuart M. Andrews 1966 . Sgt Catalino B. Antonio 1972 . Capt John J. Bach. III 1969 . Maj Fred E. Bailey 1966 . 1 Lt James Baird 1970 . 2 Lt John R. Baldridge, Jr 1969 . Maj Robert Ball 1968 . Maj Charles D. Ballou 1968 . Capt Sam F. Beach, Jr 1968 . Capt George J. Bedrossian 1968 . Capt Steven L. Bennett (Moh) 1972 . Capt James H. Bennett, Jr 1967 . Capt David E. Benson 1965 . 1 Lt Jerry E. Bevan 1970 . Capt Thomas J. Beyer 1968 . Capt Francis J. Birchak 1969 . 1 Lt Craig S. Blackner 1966 . Maj Charles E. Blair 1968 . Capt Herbert W. Booth, Jr 1962 . A2C Donald I. Bowers 1966 . Maj David G. Brenner 1968 . Capt Gardner Brewer 1967 . Lt Col Frank H. Briggs 1969 . A1C Daniel M. Brown 1971 . Capt Joseph O. Brown 1966 . Capt Wendell L. Brown 1970 . Capt Robert W. Brunson 1970 . Capt Richard W. Budka 1967 . Tsgt Claude M. Bunch 1965 . Capt Park G. Bunker 1970 . Capt William O. Burkett 1969 . Capt Joseph K. Bush 1969 . 1 Lt James M. Butler 1970 . Capt Douglas H. Butterfield 1967 . A1C John I. Cameron 1966 . 1 Lt Ivan J. Campbell 1968, 1 Lt Robert M. Carn, Jr 1965 . Maj John L. Carroll 1972 . Sgt Joseph Carter 1970 . Maj Jerry L. Chambers 1968 . Maj Joseph L. Chestnut 1970 . 1 Lt Richard N. Christy II 1972 . Capt Larry J. Clanton 1968 . Maj James W. Clement 1970 . Maj Harry J. Coates, Jr 1969 . 1 Lt Billy J. Coley 1963 . Ssgt David L. Collins 1969 . 1 Lt Glenn R. Cook 1969 . 1 Lt Johnnie C. Cornelius 1968 . Maj Morrison A. Cotner 1967 . Capt Bruce A. Couillard 1968 . Maj Ommie T. Cox, Jr 1967 . A1C William T. Crawford 1965 . Capt James E. Cross 1970 . Capt George M. Cunningham 1968 . 1 Lt Daniel R. Davis 1969 . Ssgt Larry L. Dean 1967 . Maj Richard H. Defer 1971 . Capt Samuel M. Deichelmann 1968 . Sgt James B. Des Rochers 1968 . Maj Freddie D. Dickens 1968 . Capt Jackie L. Dickens 1969 . Msgt Douglas H. D'Orsay 1965 . A1C Robert W. Doss 1965 . 1 Lt Thomas A. Duckett 1970 . 1 Lt John E. Duffy 1970 . Tsgt Edward J. Dupere 1969 . 1 Lt Garrett E. Eddy 1970 . Capt Richard L. Edwards 1968 . Capt Francis X. Egan 1972 . Maj John C. Egger, Jr 1967 . 1 Lt Jerome Elkins 1965 . Capt Richard G. Elzinga 1970 . 1 Lt Albert A. Engelhardt 1968 . Capt Tonie L. England, Jr 1967 . 1 Lt Charles E. Engle 1971 . Capt William H. Fabian 1968 . Maj Philippe B. Fales 1969 . Capt David A. Farrow 1966, Capt Joseph B. Fearno 1966 . Maj Allen E. Fellows 1968 . Maj Wayne A. Ferguson 1968 . Tsgt Aaron G. Fidiam, Jr 1965 . Sgt Peter W. Fields 1966 . 1 Lt William R. Finn 1971 . 1 Lt Walter H. Forbes. III 1967 . Tsgt Richard L. Foxx 1962 . Maj Lawrence J. Frahman 1966 . Capt Charles S. Franco 1966 . Sgt Lauren D. Fritz 1969 . Tsgt Glen L. Fullerton 1971 . 1 Lt Joseph Gambino. Jr 1973 . Capt Francis E. Geiger 1965 . 1 Lt James R. Gilmore. Jr 1969 . 1 Lt Richard T. Gray 1973 . Capt Remi H. Greeff 1969 . Capt Bruce B. Greene 1968 . Capt Charles F. Griffin 1968 . A1C Andre R. Guillet 1966 . Capt Harlow K. Halbower 1966 . Capt Ted B. Hallenbeck 1973 . 1 Lt George B. Hamilton 1968 . Capt Kenneth J. Hamrick 1969 . 1 Lt Arthur H. Hardy 1972 . Capt Lee D. Harley 1966 . Capt Gregg Hartness 1968 . 1 Lt John H. Haselton 1972 . 1 Lt Robert D. Hauer 1970 . Capt Donald R. Hawley 1965 . Sgt Fredrick M. Heckler 1968 . Capt Lucius Lamar Heiskell 1967 . 1 Lt Hal K. Henderson 1969 . A2C James C. Henneberry 1965 . Capt Richard W. Herold 1972 . Capt James D. Hoag 1969 . Capt David H. Holmes 1966 . Lt Col Lester E. Holmes 1967 . Capt Marshall M. Holt. Jr 1966 . Capt Gerald E. Hull 1970 . 1 Lt James L. Hull 1971 . Capt Paul V. Jackson. III 1972 . Capt John C. Jacobs 1966, Capt Donald L. Jacobsen 1966 . Sgt Robert L. Johnson 1970 . Capt Thomas J. Jozefowski 1972 . Capt William A. Justice 1970 . 1 Lt H. Walker Kaiser 1966 . Capt Charles L. Karr 1969 . Maj Carl F. Karst 1968 . 1 Lt John W. Kennedy 1971 . Capt James C. Kindel 1965 . 1 Lt Paul F. Klug 1970 . Maj David L. Knott 1969 . Capt Kenneth D. Krehbiel 1967 . 1 Lt Alva R. Krogman 1967 . A2C Ronald I. Krauss 1965 . 1 Lt Peter J. Landry 1970 . Capt James F. Lang 1968 . Maj Billy E. Lankford 1967 . Sgt Roger G. Leadbetter 1968 . 1 Lt John A. Lehecka 1970 . Capt Don R. Lewis 1965 . Maj Harold B. Lineberger 1971 . A1C Abel Luna 1968 . Capt Donald A. Luna 1969 . Capt Joseph A. Machowski 1966 . Capt Harreld P. Martin 1968 . A1C Patrick R. Martin 1969 . 1 Lt Phillip L. Mascari 1969 . Lt Col Andrew Matyas 1968 . Maj William W. Mcallister 1965 . Maj Edward E. Mcbride 1968 . Lt Col Carl O. Mccormick 1972 . Capt Kurt C. Mcdonald 1964 . Capt Michael J. Mcgerty 1970 . Capt Homer C. Mcintyre, Jr 1964 . Capt Richard W. Meacham, Jr 1970 . Capt Paul A. Meiners 1966 . 1 Lt George B. Menges 1967 . Lt Col Robert K. Milbrath 1970 . Maj Herbert Miller 1971 . Capt Harold L. Mischler 1972 . 1 Lt Donald A. Mollicone 1963 . Capt Dennis E. Morgan 1971 . Capt George W. Morris, Jr 1973 . 1 Lt. John W. Mower 1967, 1 Lt Steven A. Mueller 1970 . Capt John D. Musgrove 1965 . Tsgt Frank F. Musick 1968 . Ssgt Charles J. Nolder 1970 . A2C Arthur E. Norman 1965 . Capt George H. Norton 1965 . Capt Edgar E. Nuschke 1967 . 1 Lt Jose N. Ortiz 1970 . Capt Dan B. Packard 1966 . Capt Anthony J. Pearson 1968 . 1 Lt Mark A. Peterson 1973 . Capt Jerry N. Phillips 1970 . Capt Leon J. Pierce 1969 . Capt Jack C. Plumb 1968 . Capt John P. Powell 1970 . Lt Col Jerry W. Pyle 1970 . Maj Harley B. Pyles 1965 . Ssgt James L. Ratliff 1968 . Maj Marion E. Reed 1968 . Capt G. David Reese. III 1970 . Lt Col Walter A. Renelt 1969 . Capt Robert F. Rex 1969 . Capt Lon D. Richards 1968 . Sgt Victor Romero 1968 . Msgt Hal J. Rowlett 1967 . Ssgt Stephen C. Ruby 1971 . Capt Charles P. Russell 1971 . 1 Lt Robert E. Ryan. Jr 1971 . 1 Lt John L. Ryder 1970 . 1 Lt John M. Rydlewicz 1971 . 1 Lt Thomas A. Sanders 1965 . Capt William S. Sanders 1970 . Capt Albert F. Sayer, Jr 1967 . Capt Griffin E. Scarborough 1968 . Capt William L. Schultz 1966 . 1 Lt Uwe-Thorsten Scobel 1964 . 1 Lt Stephen R. Scrivener 1971 . Capt Douglas M. Seeley 1971 . Maj Jerry A. Sellers 1967 . Sgt Dominic M. Sementelli, Jr 1969 . A2C Rolland B. Shubbuck 1966 . Capt Marlin L. Siegwalt 1968 . Capt Paul J. Simon 1965 . Capt William G. Sipos 1967 . Maj Wilbur A. Skaar. Jr 1968, Maj Owen G. Skinner 1970 . Capt James L. Smith 1970 . Lt Col Norris R. Smith 1967 . Capt William W. Smith 1966 . Capt Lewis P. Smith II 1968 . Capt Warren P. Smith, Jr 1966 . Maj Herman Smits, Jr 1968 . Maj Wilbur T. Stair 1967 . Maj Robert E. Staley 1968 . Capt Rodney H. Stone 1970 . Capt Ronald E. Storz 1970 . 1 Lt Kennard E. Svanoe 1969 . Maj Richard C. Swift 1968 . Capt Charles F. Swope 1966 . Ssgt Hershall Tallent 1968 . Ssgt Raymond Tanner 1970 . 1 Lt Daniel W. Thomas 1971 . Capt Edmund F. Thornell 1966 . Capt Ronald E. Tinsley 1966 . Capt Thomas J. Tolliver 1965 . A2C Jerry W. Toon 1965 . Capt George H. Tousley III 1972 . 1 Lt Timothy M. Tucker 1971 . 1 Lt Willis G. Uhls 1971 . 1 Lt John W. Vandeventer 1967 . Capt Harold R. Vogel 1968 . 1 Lt Richard S. Voigts 1972 . 1 Lt Michael S. Vrablick 1970 . 1 Lt Bruce C. Walker 1972 . Maj George B. Waring 1972 . Capt Ralph R. Wensinger 1968 . Capt Richard L. Whitesides 1964 . A1C Michael E. Widener 1965 . Cmsgt Ovid K. Wiggins 1965 . Capt Hilliard A. Wilbanks (Moh) 1967 . Capt Derex S. Williams, Jr 1967 . Capt Paul R. Windle 1965 . Capt Thomas H. Wolfe 1966 . Maj William E. Wood, Jr 1971 . Capt James C. Woods 1969 . Maj Robert F. Woods 1968 . Capt Karl E. Worst 1966 . Maj Mannifred Yates 1969 . Capt David L. Yoakum 1972 . Maj Louis C. Zucker 1968

Dedicated to those special aviators who lost their lives in Southeast Asia (SEA) while serving as Forward Air Controllers (FACs) and support team members in the O-1, O-2, OV-10, U-10, U-17, PC-6 and T-28 aircraft. From 1962 through 1975, thousands of USAF and Allied officers flew these aircraft. Flyers of all ranks were supported by enlisted men who worked as mechanics, radio operators, intelligence specialists and interpreters. They were assigned to the 504th Tactical Air Support Group, made up of the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadrons. The Ravens were a separate covert unit assigned to the Ambassador in Laos.

Cleared Hot
Flying day and night in low and slow aircraft, FACs performed aerial reconnaissance for both U.S. and Allied forces, directed air strikes in support of embattled ground units, interdicted enemy infiltration routes, and coordinated rescue operations. FACs were the eyes, ears and voices above the battlefield, gallant airmen providing the vital link between troops in the field, the various command and control agencies and US and Allied war planes.
Hit My Smoke!”

“Poor is the country that has no heroes. But beggared is the people who having them forgets.”
Colonel William A. Jones, III (MOH [Medal of Honor])

Welcome Home!
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reclining position of the dog tag signifies that those who gave their all are now at rest, leaning against their comrades in arms.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, Neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away. Revelation 21:4

The Nickel Tradition
It has become a tradition among flyers and friends to throw a nickel on the grass at the funerals of friends. To carry on that tradition nickels and other momentos [sic] were placed in the foundation during the building of this memorial. This is one more salute to our friends.
1 Lt Arthur J. Abramoff 1967 • Sgt Kenneth D. Adkins 1970 • Ssgt James W. Adkisson 1969 • 1 Lt Henry L. Allen 1970 • Maj James P. Allenberg 1970 • Capt Barry K. Allmond 1972 • 1 Lt Vincent C. Anderson 1972 • Maj Stuart M. Andrews 1966 • Sgt Catalino B. Antonio 1972 • Capt John J. Bach. III 1969 • Maj Fred E. Bailey 1966 • 1 Lt James Baird 1970 • 2 Lt John R. Baldridge, Jr 1969 • Maj Robert Ball 1968 • Maj Charles D. Ballou 1968 • Capt Sam F. Beach, Jr 1968 • Capt George J. Bedrossian 1968 • Capt Steven L. Bennett (Moh) 1972 • Capt James H. Bennett, Jr 1967 • Capt David E. Benson 1965 • 1 Lt Jerry E. Bevan 1970 • Capt Thomas J. Beyer 1968 • Capt Francis J. Birchak 1969 • 1 Lt Craig S. Blackner 1966 • Maj Charles

Forward Air Controllers Memorial (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 4, 2010

2. Forward Air Controllers Memorial (Side B)

E. Blair 1968 • Capt Herbert W. Booth, Jr 1962 • A2C Donald I. Bowers 1966 • Maj David G. Brenner 1968 • Capt Gardner Brewer 1967 • Lt Col Frank H. Briggs 1969 • A1C Daniel M. Brown 1971 • Capt Joseph O. Brown 1966 • Capt Wendell L. Brown 1970 • Capt Robert W. Brunson 1970 • Capt Richard W. Budka 1967 • Tsgt Claude M. Bunch 1965 • Capt Park G. Bunker 1970 • Capt William O. Burkett 1969 • Capt Joseph K. Bush 1969 • 1 Lt James M. Butler 1970 • Capt Douglas H. Butterfield 1967 • A1C John I. Cameron 1966 • 1 Lt Ivan J. Campbell 1968

1 Lt Robert M. Carn, Jr 1965 • Maj John L. Carroll 1972 • Sgt Joseph Carter 1970 • Maj Jerry L. Chambers 1968 • Maj Joseph L. Chestnut 1970 • 1 Lt Richard N. Christy II 1972 • Capt Larry J. Clanton 1968 • Maj James W. Clement 1970 • Maj Harry J. Coates, Jr 1969 • 1 Lt Billy J. Coley 1963 • Ssgt David L. Collins 1969 • 1 Lt Glenn R. Cook 1969 • 1 Lt Johnnie C. Cornelius 1968 • Maj Morrison A. Cotner 1967 • Capt Bruce A. Couillard 1968 • Maj Ommie T. Cox, Jr 1967 • A1C William T. Crawford 1965 • Capt James E. Cross 1970 • Capt George M. Cunningham 1968 • 1 Lt Daniel R. Davis 1969 • Ssgt Larry L. Dean 1967 • Maj Richard H. Defer 1971 • Capt Samuel M. Deichelmann 1968 • Sgt James B. Des Rochers 1968 • Maj Freddie D. Dickens 1968 • Capt Jackie L. Dickens 1969 • Msgt Douglas H. D'Orsay 1965 • A1C Robert W. Doss 1965 • 1 Lt Thomas A. Duckett 1970 • 1

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3. Forward Air Controllers Memorial (Side A)

Lt John E. Duffy 1970 • Tsgt Edward J. Dupere 1969 • 1 Lt Garrett E. Eddy 1970 • Capt Richard L. Edwards 1968 • Capt Francis X. Egan 1972 • Maj John C. Egger, Jr 1967 • 1 Lt Jerome Elkins 1965 • Capt Richard G. Elzinga 1970 • 1 Lt Albert A. Engelhardt 1968 • Capt Tonie L. England, Jr 1967 • 1 Lt Charles E. Engle 1971 • Capt William H. Fabian 1968 • Maj Philippe B. Fales 1969 • Capt David A. Farrow 1966

Capt Joseph B. Fearno 1966 • Maj Allen E. Fellows 1968 • Maj Wayne A. Ferguson 1968 • Tsgt Aaron G. Fidiam, Jr 1965 • Sgt Peter W. Fields 1966 • 1 Lt William R. Finn 1971 • 1 Lt Walter H. Forbes. III 1967 • Tsgt Richard L. Foxx 1962 • Maj Lawrence J. Frahman 1966 • Capt Charles S. Franco 1966 • Sgt Lauren D. Fritz 1969 • Tsgt Glen L. Fullerton 1971 • 1 Lt Joseph Gambino. Jr 1973 • Capt Francis E. Geiger 1965 • 1 Lt James R. Gilmore. Jr 1969 • 1 Lt Richard T. Gray 1973 • Capt Remi H. Greeff 1969 • Capt Bruce B. Greene 1968 • Capt Charles F. Griffin 1968 • A1C Andre R. Guillet 1966 • Capt Harlow K. Halbower 1966 • Capt Ted B. Hallenbeck 1973 • 1 Lt George B. Hamilton 1968 • Capt Kenneth J. Hamrick 1969 • 1 Lt Arthur H. Hardy 1972 • Capt Lee D. Harley 1966 • Capt Gregg Hartness 1968 • 1 Lt John H. Haselton 1972 • 1 Lt Robert D. Hauer 1970 • Capt Donald R. Hawley 1965 • Sgt Fredrick M. Heckler 1968 • Capt Lucius Lamar Heiskell 1967 • 1 Lt Hal K. Henderson 1969 • A2C James C.

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4. Forward Air Controllers Memorial (Side B)

Henneberry 1965 • Capt Richard W. Herold 1972 • Capt James D. Hoag 1969 • Capt David H. Holmes 1966 • Lt Col Lester E. Holmes 1967 • Capt Marshall M. Holt. Jr 1966 • Capt Gerald E. Hull 1970 • 1 Lt James L. Hull 1971 • Capt Paul V. Jackson. III 1972 • Capt John C. Jacobs 1966

Capt Donald L. Jacobsen 1966 • Sgt Robert L. Johnson 1970 • Capt Thomas J. Jozefowski 1972 • Capt William A. Justice 1970 • 1 Lt H. Walker Kaiser 1966 • Capt Charles L. Karr 1969 • Maj Carl F. Karst 1968 • 1 Lt John W. Kennedy 1971 • Capt James C. Kindel 1965 • 1 Lt Paul F. Klug 1970 • Maj David L. Knott 1969 • Capt Kenneth D. Krehbiel 1967 • 1 Lt Alva R. Krogman 1967 • A2C Ronald I. Krauss 1965 • 1 Lt Peter J. Landry 1970 • Capt James F. Lang 1968 • Maj Billy E. Lankford 1967 • Sgt Roger G. Leadbetter 1968 • 1 Lt John A. Lehecka 1970 • Capt Don R. Lewis 1965 • Maj Harold B. Lineberger 1971 • A1C Abel Luna 1968 • Capt Donald A. Luna 1969 • Capt Joseph A. Machowski 1966 • Capt Harreld P. Martin 1968 • A1C Patrick R. Martin 1969 • 1 Lt Phillip L. Mascari 1969 • Lt Col Andrew Matyas 1968 • Maj William W. Mcallister 1965 • Maj Edward E. Mcbride 1968 • Lt Col Carl O. Mccormick 1972 • Capt Kurt C. Mcdonald 1964 • Capt Michael J. Mcgerty 1970 • Capt Homer C. Mcintyre, Jr 1964 • Capt Richard W. Meacham, Jr 1970 • Capt Paul A. Meiners 1966 • 1 Lt George B. Menges 1967 • Lt Col Robert K. Milbrath 1970 • Maj

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5. Forward Air Controllers Memorial (Side B)

Looking east

Herbert Miller 1971 • Capt Harold L. Mischler 1972 • 1 Lt Donald A. Mollicone 1963 • Capt Dennis E. Morgan 1971 • Capt George W. Morris, Jr 1973 • 1 Lt. John W. Mower 1967

1 Lt Steven A. Mueller 1970 • Capt John D. Musgrove 1965 • Tsgt Frank F. Musick 1968 • Ssgt Charles J. Nolder 1970 • A2C Arthur E. Norman 1965 • Capt George H. Norton 1965 • Capt Edgar E. Nuschke 1967 • 1 Lt Jose N. Ortiz 1970 • Capt Dan B. Packard 1966 • Capt Anthony J. Pearson 1968 • 1 Lt Mark A. Peterson 1973 • Capt Jerry N. Phillips 1970 • Capt Leon J. Pierce 1969 • Capt Jack C. Plumb 1968 • Capt John P. Powell 1970 • Lt Col Jerry W. Pyle 1970 • Maj Harley B. Pyles 1965 • Ssgt James L. Ratliff 1968 • Maj Marion E. Reed 1968 • Capt G. David Reese. III 1970 • Lt Col Walter A. Renelt 1969 • Capt Robert F. Rex 1969 • Capt Lon D. Richards 1968 • Sgt Victor Romero 1968 • Msgt Hal J. Rowlett 1967 • Ssgt Stephen C. Ruby 1971 • Capt Charles P. Russell 1971 • 1 Lt Robert E. Ryan. Jr 1971 • 1 Lt John L. Ryder 1970 • 1 Lt John M. Rydlewicz 1971 • 1 Lt Thomas A. Sanders 1965 • Capt William S. Sanders 1970 • Capt Albert F. Sayer, Jr 1967 • Capt Griffin E. Scarborough 1968 • Capt William L. Schultz 1966 • 1 Lt Uwe-Thorsten Scobel 1964 • 1 Lt Stephen R. Scrivener 1971 • Capt Douglas M. Seeley 1971 • Maj Jerry A. Sellers 1967 • Sgt Dominic M. Sementelli, Jr 1969 • A2C Rolland B. Shubbuck 1966 • Capt Marlin L. Siegwalt

Forward Air Controllers Memorial Cleared Hot image. Click for full size.

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6. Forward Air Controllers Memorial Cleared Hot

1968 • Capt Paul J. Simon 1965 • Capt William G. Sipos 1967 • Maj Wilbur A. Skaar. Jr 1968

Maj Owen G. Skinner 1970 • Capt James L. Smith 1970 • Lt Col Norris R. Smith 1967 • Capt William W. Smith 1966 • Capt Lewis P. Smith II 1968 • Capt Warren P. Smith, Jr 1966 • Maj Herman Smits, Jr 1968 • Maj Wilbur T. Stair 1967 • Maj Robert E. Staley 1968 • Capt Rodney H. Stone 1970 • Capt Ronald E. Storz 1970 • 1 Lt Kennard E. Svanoe 1969 • Maj Richard C. Swift 1968 • Capt Charles F. Swope 1966 • Ssgt Hershall Tallent 1968 • Ssgt Raymond Tanner 1970 • 1 Lt Daniel W. Thomas 1971 • Capt Edmund F. Thornell 1966 • Capt Ronald E. Tinsley 1966 • Capt Thomas J. Tolliver 1965 • A2C Jerry W. Toon 1965 • Capt George H. Tousley III 1972 • 1 Lt Timothy M. Tucker 1971 • 1 Lt Willis G. Uhls 1971 • 1 Lt John W. Vandeventer 1967 • Capt Harold R. Vogel 1968 • 1 Lt Richard S. Voigts 1972 • 1 Lt Michael S. Vrablick 1970 • 1 Lt Bruce C. Walker 1972 • Maj George B. Waring 1972 • Capt Ralph R. Wensinger 1968 • Capt Richard L. Whitesides 1964 • A1C Michael E. Widener 1965 • Cmsgt Ovid K. Wiggins 1965 • Capt Hilliard A. Wilbanks (Moh) 1967 • Capt Derex S. Williams, Jr 1967 • Capt Paul R. Windle 1965 • Capt Thomas H. Wolfe 1966 • Maj William E. Wood, Jr 1971 • Capt James C. Woods 1969 • Maj Robert F. Woods 1968 • Capt Karl E. Worst 1966 • Maj Mannifred Yates 1969 • Capt David L. Yoakum 1972 • Maj Louis

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7. Forward Air Controllers Memorial

C. Zucker 1968

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Vietnam. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.

Location. 39° 46.788′ N, 84° 6.662′ W. Memorial is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #TBD) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 460th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 456th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); 94th Bomb Group (a few steps from this marker); 401st Bombardment Group (H) (a few steps from this marker); 442nd Troop Carrier Group (a few steps from this marker); Combat Skyspot (a few steps from this marker); B-24 Liberator WWII 50th Anniversary Commemoration (a few steps from this marker); 731st Bomb Squadron (L-NA) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.

Also see . . .
1. NMUSAF Memorial Park Diagram. (Submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. FACs in the Vietnam War. (Submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Forward Air Controllers Memorial Honor Roll (Side A) image. Click for full size.

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8. Forward Air Controllers Memorial Honor Roll (Side A)

3. MISTY FACs in Vietnam. (Submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. RAVEN FACs. (Submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Forward Air Controllers Memorial Honor Roll (Side B) image. Click for full size.

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9. Forward Air Controllers Memorial Honor Roll (Side B)

Forward Air Controllers Memorial SEA Map image. Click for full size.

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10. Forward Air Controllers Memorial SEA Map

NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign image. Click for full size.

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11. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 935 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on August 27, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on January 19, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 11. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.