Greenville Maine 1963 B-52 Elephant Mountain Crash Site
Lt.Col. Joe S. Simpson Jr. Maj. William W. Gabriel Maj. Herbert L. Hansen Maj.Robert J. Hill Maj. Robert J. Morrison Capt. Charles G. Leuchter T-Sgt. Michael F. O'Keefe Dedicated to Survivors Lt. Col. Dante E. Bulli Capt. Gerald J. Adler
Jan. 24, 1998
Erected 1998.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • War, Cold.
Location. 45° 31.667′ N, 69° 26.083′ W. Marker is near Greenville, Maine, in Piscataquis County. It can be reached from Logging Road. Site is off a logging road at Elephant Mountain in Maine, 6 miles from the town of Greenville. There are many directional signs labeled B-52 crash site to direct you to the site. There are large fields of debris throughout the site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville ME 04441, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Maine Highlands. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Trip to Katahdin
1857 (approx. 9 miles away).
More about this marker. Marker is located well up the hill on the site, in the top third portion.
Also see . . .
this page online
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 859 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 14, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
