Pipe Creek Township in Grissom Air Force Base in Miami County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Veterans Memorial

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 5, 2026

1. Veterans Memorial

Inscription.
Dedicated to the members of Crew R-135 who gave their lives in service to their country June 17, 1986.

Capt Thomas B. McDerby • 1Lt. Wayne K. S. Ching • 1Lt John M. Bristow • Ssgt Quinn L. Dewitt

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.

Location. 40° 40.115′ N, 86° 7.775′ W. Memorial is in Grissom Air Force Base, Indiana, in Miami County. It is in Pipe Creek Township. It is at the intersection of West Hoosier Boulevard and U.S. 31, on the right when traveling west on West Hoosier Boulevard. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1000 W Hoosier Blvd, Peru IN 46970, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northern Indiana.

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 territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: EC-135L (a few steps from this marker); Boeing EC-135L (a few steps from this marker); Bell Aircraft Corporation UH-1H-BF (a few steps from this marker); Cessna O-2A (a few steps from this marker); Safe Ramp Tower (a few steps from this marker); Douglas TA-4J (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockheed T-33A (within shouting distance of this marker); Grumman F-14B (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grissom Air Force Base.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 5, 2026

2. Veterans Memorial

Next to the EC-135L aircraft.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.