Wilmington in Clinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

302 TAW C-119 Accident Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2009

1. 302 TAW C-119 Accident Memorial

Inscription.
Died in C-119 accident
in France [27] Oct 1972
302 TAW CCAFB

Maj. Francis R. Durkin
Lt. Col. Dale R. Anderson
Maj. Marion A. Meckstroth
T.Sgt. William L. Champion
T.Sgt. William R. Barbor

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.

Location. 39° 26.746′ N, 83° 48.576′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Ohio, in Clinton County. It can be reached from Fife Avenue. Memorial is near the flagpole in the chain-link fenced enclosure in Denver Williams Memorial Park, about 0.1 miles south of the park entrance off Rombach Avenue (US Route 22). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington OH 45177, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southern Ohio Hill Country.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 907 TAG C-119G Accident Memorial (here, next to this marker); 302nd TCW Aircraft Accident Memorial (here, next to this marker); 302 TAW C-123 Accident Memorial (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Military Air Disaster (a few steps from this marker); Clinton County World War II Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 1968 Clinton County AFB C-119G Plane Crash

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(a few steps from this marker); Kenneth W. Faul (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . . Accident Description. (Submitted on February 25, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010

2. 302 TAW C-119 Accident Memorial

At top left.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010

3. 302 TAW C-119 Accident Memorial

Looking NW.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 5, 2025

4. 302 TAW C-119 Accident Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,979 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 25, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on July 8, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.