Box Elder in Pennington County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Veterans Memorial Park
Land set aside May 15, 2007
| — | Dedicated November 13, 2010 | — |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026
1. Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Senior Enlisted Advisor[s]/Command CMSGTS
SEAS
Sept 73-Sept 75 CMSgt Robert Power
Sept 75-Jun 76 CMSgt Jones (no first name listed)
Jun 76-May 78 CMSgt Fred H. Quinn
May 78-Mar 79 CMSgt George H. Hall
Mar 79-Jun 80 CMSgt Robert L. Livingston
Jun 80-Oct 86 CMSgt Neil E. Sperle
Aug 86-Jun 88 CMSgt William E. Eldridge
Jun 88-Jun 95 CMSgt Paul R. Hammett
Jun 95-Jan 97 [CMSgt?] John J. Bernot
Jan 97 - Feb 99 CMSgt Paul R. Hammett
Command CMSGTS
Feb 99-Jun 00 CMSgt Michael E. Wilson
Jun 00 - Apr 02 CMSgt Russell J. Johnson
Apr 02 - May 04 CMSgt Donald S. Ingram
May 04 - Sept 06 CMSgt Clyde A. Aune
Sept 06-Apr 08 CMSgt John R. Gillette
Apr 08 Dec 10 CMSgt Clifton G. Cole
Dec 10-present CMSgt Brian D. Lavoie
Erected by Veterans and Concerned Citizens and Organizations.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 44° 8.27′ N, 103° 3.303′ W. Memorial is in Box Elder, South Dakota, in Pennington County. It is on Westwind Drive east of Prairie Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial
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Regionally, this memorial is in West River, in the Badlands, and in Greater Rapid City. It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: South Dakotans Killed in Action in Afghanistan (here, next to this marker); VB-25J Mitchell (approx. 0.9 miles away); B-25 Mitchell (approx. 0.9 miles away); Interceptor Alert Hangar (approx. 0.9 miles away); F-100A Super Sabre (approx. 0.9 miles away); B1-B Lancer (approx. 0.9 miles away); C-45H Expeditor (approx. 0.9 miles away); MIM-3 Nike Ajax (approx. 0.9 miles away).
Another marker is no longer nearby. Rockwell B-1B "Lancer" (was approx. 0.9 miles away).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026
2. Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026
3. Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026
4. Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026
5. Veterans Memorial Park Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 20, 2026
6. Veterans Memorial Park
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 3, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
