Bella Vista in Benton County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Air Force Cross – Navy Cross – Distinguished Service Cross

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2015

1. Air Force Cross – Navy Cross – Distinguished Service Cross Marker

Inscription. The Distinguished Service Cross (Army), Navy Cross, and Air Force Cross are equivalent awards. They are given to any service person who, while serving, distinguishes himself or herself by extraordinary heroism not justifying the award of the Medal of Honor. The action must have occurred while engaged in combat with an enemy of the United States. The acts of heroism must have been so notable and have involved risk of life so exceptional as to set the individual apart from his or her comrades.

Erected 2012 by the Veterans Council of Northwest Arkansas and Many Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Distinguished Service Cross/Navy Cross/Air Force Cross Recipients series list.

Location. 36° 26.005′ N, 94° 13.793′ W. Memorial is in Bella Vista, Arkansas, in Benton County. It can be reached from the intersection of Veterans Parkway and Razorback Regional Greenway/Cold Cave Road. Marker is at the Veterans Wall of Honor. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 103 Veterans Way, Bella Vista AR 72714, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Northwest Arkansas,

on the Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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: Purple Heart (here, next to this marker); Silver Star Medal

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(here, next to this marker); Bronze Star Medal (here, next to this marker); Distinguished Flying Cross (here, next to this marker); Legion of Merit (here, next to this marker); Medal of Honor (here, next to this marker); United States Commanders in Chief (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named United States Commanders in Chief (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bella Vista.

Valor Medals at the Veterans Wall of Honor image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. Valor Medals at the Veterans Wall of Honor

Veterans Wall of Honor, Bella Vista AR image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

3. Veterans Wall of Honor, Bella Vista AR

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

4. Veterans Wall of Honor, Bella Vista AR

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 817 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 22, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 20, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.