Dover Air Force Base in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Commemoration Park
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
1. Commemoration Park Marker
Erected 1997 by 436th Civil Engineering Squadron.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is September 13, 1997.
Location. 39° 7.108′ N, 75° 27.37′ W. Marker is in Dover, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Dover Air Force Base. It is on Heritage Road close to Reno Street. Marker is on Dover Air Force Base at the Air Mobility Command Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1301 Heritage Road, Dover AFB DE 19902, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic and on the Delmarva Peninsula. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: POW★MIA (here, next to this marker); 148th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 2nd Ferrying Group (a few steps from this marker); P-51 Mustang (a few steps from this marker); Women in the Military Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 9/11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Asian American and Pacific Islander U.S. Air Force Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Berlin Airlift Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
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Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
2. Veterans of Foreign Wars Marker
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
3. Korean Veterans Association Marker
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
4. 148th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
Dedicated to the living and deceased members of the 148th who reopened this facility, at the height of the Korean conflict on Feb. 1, 1951. The Unit served at Dover A.F.B. until Oct. 31, 1952 flying F-51D, F-84C and F-94B Aircraft.
Co-Sponsored by the 148th Fighter Sqdn. Association and the National Guard Associations of Penna.
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
5. POW/MIA Marker
To honor the men and women that have sacrificed their freedom in the service of our nation. This monument is in appreciation to all Delawarean prisoners of war and missing in action.
Dedicated by those that ride for those that can't.
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
6. 2nd Ferrying Group Marker
Dedicated in remembrance of all who served in the 2nd Ferrying Group, Ferrying Division Air Transport Command. New Castle Army Air Base, Delaware. 1942-1946.
The group delivered aircraft all over the world and was the first to utilize women pilots, the WAFS and WASPS.
In late 1943, the group established a scheduled military airline "Crescent Caravan" from New Castle, Delaware to Calcutta, India, flying C-54 type aircraft.
Turning Final
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
7. P-51 Mustang Marker
P-51 Mustang
Flown by Valiant Men to Victory
Presented by
P-51 Mustang Pilots Association
Photographed by Nate Davidson, December 17, 2011
8. Women in Military Marker
Dedicated to women in the military past, present, future.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. This page has been viewed 951 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on December 28, 2011, by Nathan Davidson of Salisbury, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
