Lackland AFB in Lackland Air Force Base in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
OCS Class 62-A
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
1. OCS Class 62-A Memorial
to those young airmen
who became known as
Class 62-A
U.S.A.F.
Officer Candidate
School
Apr. 3 1961-Sept. 22, 1961
To Our Fallen Comrades
Rest Easy,
Sleep Well My Brother.
Know The Line Was Held,
Your Job Is Done.
Rest Easy,
Sleep Well.
Others Have Taken Up
Where You Fell.
The Line Was Held,
Peace, Peace And Farewell.
From Your O.C.S. Classmates
Erected by OCS Class 62-A.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Education.
Location. 29° 23.353′ N, 98° 36.98′ W. Memorial is in Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Lackland AFB. It is at the intersection of Kenly Avenue and Truemper Street, on the right when traveling south on Kenly Avenue. Memorial is near the former site of Chapel No. 1. Access is restricted due to Lackland AFB being an active military installation. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Jbsa Lackland TX 78236, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South Texas and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area. 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, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: USAF Officer Candidate School (a few steps from this marker); Aviation Cadets (within shouting distance of this marker); One More Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Order of Daedalians / Fighter Aces Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Military Working Dog Teams National Monument (about 500
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
2. OCS Class 62-A Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
3. OCS Class 62-A Tribute
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
4. OCS Class 62-A Memorial
Looking SW, with tribute pavers at base of memorial.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
5. Leonard C. Leeser Memorial Paver
HH-53B Jolly Green
So Others May Live
KIA January 1970
North Vietnam
RIP, Our Classmate
[Representative paver]
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,107 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
