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

— Of The Warrior Breed —

1Lt Karl W. Richter image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2012

1. 1Lt Karl W. Richter

Inscription.

"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?...
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. Marker is in Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in Montgomery County. Memorial is on Chennault Circle east of Twining Street, on the left when traveling east. Memorial is in the Maxwell Air Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montgomery AL 36112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 (within

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shouting distance of this marker); North American F-86A "Sabre" (within shouting distance of this marker); British and Commonwealth Pilots Trained in the U.S.A. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boeing B-52D "Stratofortress" (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maxwell Air Force Base.

1Lt Karl W. Richter Marker image. Click for full size.

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

1Lt Karl W. Richter Memorial image. Click for full size.

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 Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,046 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.