Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Leslie J. Campbell Jr.

Brigadier General, USAF

— Strategic Air Command —

Leslie J. Campbell Jr. Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012

1. Leslie J. Campbell Jr. Marker

Brig Gen Leslie J. Campbell, Jr.
United States Air Force website entry
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Inscription. World War II • Korea • Vietnam
Enlisted in USAAF - 1943
Native of Great Bend

Distinguished Service Medal - Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross - Air Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Accommendation Medal
Army Accommendation Medal
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Distinguished Service Cross/Navy Cross/Air Force Cross Recipients, the Distinguished Service Medal, and the Valor in Aerial Operations series lists.

Location. 38° 20.836′ N, 98° 50.99′ W. Marker is in Great Bend, Kansas, in Barton County. Memorial is on 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the B-29 Memorial Plaza at Great Bend Municipal Airport. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend KS 67530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kiley's Krew (here, next to this marker); Enola Gay (here, next to this marker); Deacon's Disciples (here, next to this marker); The Fickle Finger (here, next to this marker); Wichita Witch

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(here, next to this marker); This Is It (here, next to this marker); City of Flatbush (here, next to this marker); W. M. "Bill" Colvin (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.

Regarding Leslie J. Campbell Jr.. "Accomendation" should read "Commendation"

Also see . . . The B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend KS. (Submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 9, 2012

2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.