Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
1Lt Karl W. Richter
Killed in Action July 28, 1967, North Vietnam
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012
1. 1Lt Karl W. Richter
Here am I. Send me."
Isaiah 6:8
"Here dead lie we because we did not choose to live and shame the land from which we sprung. Life to be sure is nothing much to lose, but young men think it is, and we were young."
A.E. Housman
[Unveiled 13 June 1992]
Erected 1992 by United States Air Force and City of Montgomery.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Vietnam. A significant historical date for this entry is June 13, 1992.
Location. 32° 22.987′ N, 86° 20.723′ W. Memorial is in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is on Chennault Circle east of Twining Street, on the left when traveling east. Memorial is in the Maxwell Air Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Montgomery AL 36112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Republic F-105D "Thunderchief" (a few steps from this marker); McDonnell Douglas F-4D "Phantom II" (a few steps from this marker); McDonnell RF-101C "Voodoo" (a few steps from this marker); North American F-100D "Super Sabre" (a few steps from this marker); Monument to Powered Flight
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012
2. 1Lt Karl W. Richter Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012
3. 1Lt Karl W. Richter Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012
4. 1Lt Karl W. Richter Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012
5. 1Lt Karl W. Richter Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,697 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
