McChord Air Force Base in McChord AFB in Pierce County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
36th Airlift Squadron Memorial
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 18, 2011
1. 36th Airlift Squadron Memorial Marker
36 ALS
In memory of our thirteen airmen who lost their lives 30 November 1992
65-0255
Capt Edward D Parent Jr Capt Banks E Wilkinson Capt Kevin M Maquire 8ALS 1st Lt Edward H Hoyle III TSgt Peter L Osterfeld SSgt Monte L Bissett A1C George A Moreland
66-0142
Capt David J Sielewicz Capt Jimmy Lee Jenkins Capt Mark A Elster 4ALS TSgt David R Young SSgt Terrence J Miyoshi SrA Wilbert T Brown III
Erected 1993 by 36th Airlift Squadron.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is November 30, 1992.
Location. 47° 8.069′ N, 122° 29.696′ W. Marker is in McChord AFB, Washington, in Pierce County. It is in McChord Air Force Base. It can be reached from A Street SW north of Barnes Blvd / Colonel Joe Jackson Blvd, on the right when traveling south. Memorial is located close to the parking lot of the Officers Club. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McChord AFB WA 98438, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Puget Sound Region and in Greater Seattle. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Loadmasters Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); POW/MIA Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Douglas C-124C Globemaster II (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia - 36th Airlift Squadron. (Submitted on July 6, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.)
2. Seattle Times - article about the accident. (Submitted on July 6, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama.)
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, May 18, 2011
2. 36th Airlift Squadron Memorial Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,321 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2011, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
