Kirtland Air Force Base in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Rescue Memorial Park
Upper Plaque:
Dedicated to
The Airmen Who Gave Their
Lives
That Others May Live
Lower Plaque:
General Paul K. Carlton
27 September 1974
For The
Jolly Green Pilots Association
Erected 1974 by Jolly Green Pilots Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold.
Location. 35° 3.274′ N, 106° 35.73′ W. Marker is in Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. Memorial is at the intersection of Aberdeen Drive SE and Doris Avenue SE on Aberdeen Drive SE. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albuquerque NM 87116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. "Hercules Way" (within shouting distance of this marker); Taco Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Albuquerque 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Officer Germaine Casey (approx. 1.4 miles away); Flame of Hope (approx. 1.4 miles away); 218 Hermosa Drive SE (approx. 1.7 miles away); Immanuel Presbyterian Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); 204-206 Solano Drive NE (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kirtland Air Force Base.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2015, by Joe Page of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This page has been viewed 429 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 6, 2015, by Joe Page of Albuquerque, New Mexico. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.