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

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dedicated
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. Marker is in Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Lackland AFB. Memorial 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. Marker is in this post office area: Jbsa Lackland TX 78236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. 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); MTI Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); C-121 "Constellation" (approx. ¼ mile away); Moses Lapham (approx. 1.3 miles away); "Kelly No. 2" Flight Line (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lackland Air Force Base.

OCS Class 62-A Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010

2. OCS Class 62-A Marker

OCS Class 62-A Tribute image. Click for full size.

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.

Leonard C. Leeser Memorial Paver image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010

5. Leonard C. Leeser Memorial Paver

[Member of OCS Class 62-A]
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 February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 872 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.