Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Naval Aircrewman (AWs) Monument

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 12, 2025

1. Naval Aircrewman (AWs) Monument Marker

Inscription. This monument remembers the four AWs (the Naval Aircrewman rating) who were lost aboard S3 Viking aircraft based out of NAS Cecil Field, Master Jet Base (1941-1999).

All gave some, but these shipmates gave all. We will never forget them.

Gift of Cecil Field Viking Aircrewmen

Erected by Cecil Field Viking Aircrewmen.

Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 30° 13.817′ N, 81° 53.435′ W. Monument is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It can be reached from POW-MIA Memorial Parkway south of Lake Newman Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 6112 POW-MIA Memorial Pkwy, Jacksonville FL 32221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Florida’s First Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

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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: VS-27 (a few steps from this marker); National POW/MIA Memorial & Museum (a few steps from this marker); LCDR Phil Craig (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapel of the High-Speed Pass (within shouting distance of this marker); LCDR Denver Key (within shouting distance of this marker); CDR Peter Schoeffel (within shouting distance of this marker); LCDR John Davis (within shouting distance of this marker); Hero's Walk & Freedom Trees (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 44 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 12, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.