Texas A&M Campus in College Station in Brazos County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Duncan Field Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Memorial

Photographed by Ronald Claiborne, October 17, 2026

1. Duncan Field Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Memorial Marker

Inscription. In Memory of
United States Army Staff Sergeant
Charles Clayton Mitts

United States Army Second Lieutenant
Zachry Ryan Cook ’08
On January 12, 2009, a Texas National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that was participating in a winter training mission, crashed on Duncan Field. As a result of the accident, Charles Clayton Mitts, an Army National Guard Sergeant, and Zachary Ryan Cook ’08, an Army 2nd Lieutenant, tragically lost their lives. Both will be forever remembered, and their sacrifice forever honored.

Erected 2025.

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

Location. 30° 36.621′ N, 96° 20.112′ W. Memorial is in College Station, Texas, in Brazos County. It is in Texas A&M Campus. It is at the intersection of Coke Street and George Bush on Coke Street. No parking at marker. Public parking is available at nearby campus garages. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 801 Coke St, College Station TX 77843, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

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: Texas A&M Cadet Edwin O. Bellinger ’36 Memorial Bugle Stand (approx. 0.2 miles away); J.V. "Pinky" Wilson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Early Texas A&M Campus Housing (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel Joe T. Haney Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); Texas A&M Corps of Cadets (approx. 0.2 miles away); “The Spirit of ’02” (approx. ¼ mile away); Texas A&M University Vietnam Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Early Play-By-Play Radio Broadcast of a College Football Game (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Station.

More about this memorial. Marker is located beside the Aggie Band Drill Field.

Duncan Field Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ronald Claiborne, October 17, 2026

2. Duncan Field Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Memorial

Photographed by Ronald Claiborne, October 17, 2026

3. Duncan Field Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Memorial

Photographed by Ronald Claiborne, October 17, 2026

4. Duncan Field Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Memorial

Marker is near this tower. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ronald Claiborne, October 17, 2026

5. Marker is near this tower.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2026, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 19, 2026, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.