Kirtland Air Force Base in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Taco Park
Memory of
Lt Col "CATO" Williams
"Sierra Hotel" Fighter Pilot
1967-1992
188th Fighter Squadron
"The Tacos"
New Mexico
Air National Guard
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, Cold.
Location. 35° 3.01′ N, 106° 34.614′ W. Memorial is in Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is on Air Guard Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Albuquerque NM 87116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the New Mexico’s Rio Grande Valley and in Greater Albuquerque. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Republic of Texas.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Holes in Our Hearts (approx. 0.9 miles away); AVER (approx. 0.9 miles away); Japan - New Mexico Friendship Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tuskegee Airman (approx. 0.9 miles away); USMC Navajo Code Talkers WWII (approx. 0.9 miles away); U.S. Navy Veteran (approx. 0.9 miles away); Pearl Harbor Survivors Association (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Eighth Air Force Historical Society Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away).
Additional keywords. Fighter Wing, Tactical Air Command, F-16, A-7
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 856 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2015, by Joe Page of Albuquerque, New Mexico. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

