Hurlburt Field in Okaloosa County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Spooky

Puff the Magic Dragon

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 29, 2016

1. Spooky - Puff the Magic Dragon Monument

Inscription.

Spooky. Puff the Magic Dragon. Front This monument is dedicated to those crewmembers that paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving on the AC-47 in Southeast Asia., You Will Always Be Remembered, All Gave Some, AC-47 Air Bases Vietnam Ubon - Thailand . Da Nang Pleiku . Phu Cat Bien Hoa . Nha Trang Tan Son Nhut . Phan Rang Binh Thuy, . Rear Robert W. Abbott · Robert L. Abernathy · Francis R. Buckley · Claude W. Mathews · Derrell B. Jeffords · Dennis L. Eilers · Joseph Christiano · Larry C. Thornton · William K. Colwell · Arden K. Hassenger · Willard M. Collins · Delbert R. Peterson · Robert E. Foster · Howard W. Henninger · Robert E. Pasekoff · Gerald E. Olson · Gene E. Davis · Edwin E. Morgan · Marshall I. Pauley · Dean A. Duvall · George W. Jensen · Marshall L .Tapp · George W. Thompson · James A. Preston · James E. Williams · William L. Madison · Kenneth D. McKenney · Harding E. Smith Sr. · Theodore E. Kryszak · Russell D. Martin · Harold E. Mullins · Luther L. Rose · Ervin Warren · Charles W. Robertson · James D. Goodman · Joseph E. Wilkinson III · Raymond Medina · Cecil T. Thompson · Dana R. Kelley · Lonny L. Mitzel · William H. Hosea · Herbert C. Rice · John B. Cabana Jr. · John L. Brim · James L. Fields · Guy J. Brungard · Robert E. Ruonavaara · Burnett Neal Jr. · Bruce R. Williams · Clifford C. Barnett Jr. · Fred E. Barnette. · Robert W. Davis · Thomas A. Preaux · Michael J. Stephens · Van H. Newville · Arthur R. Coughlin · William W. Duck · Charles J. Rogiers · James C. Krouse · William W. Scoville · Walter C. Wright · Karl M. Waldron Jr. · Edward B. Quill Jr. · Thomas J. Margle · Warren M. Dixon · Robert K. Kawamura · Roger G. Lee · James H. Bennett · Brent J. Tosh · Richard W. Wackerfuss · Donald L. Merry · Edward C. Krawczyk · Leslie E. Harris Jr. · Teddy J. Tomchesson · Barry L. Brown · James E. Bowman · Douglas J. Cradeur · Roy L. Lede · Robert P. Acher Jr. · James S. Pitches · Roy C. Williams Jr. · Harry H. Wecker · Willie W. Alley · Lester M. Cavallin · Albert McBride · Fred W. Smith, Some Gave All.

Front
This monument is dedicated
to those crewmembers that
paid the ultimate sacrifice
while serving on the AC-47
in Southeast Asia.

You Will Always
Be Remembered

All Gave Some

AC-47 Air Bases
Vietnam
Ubon - Thailand • Da Nang
Pleiku • Phu Cat
Bien Hoa • Nha Trang
Tan Son Nhut • Phan Rang
Binh Thuy

Rear
Robert W. Abbott · Robert L. Abernathy · Francis R. Buckley · Claude W. Mathews · Derrell B. Jeffords · Dennis L. Eilers · Joseph Christiano · Larry C. Thornton · William K. Colwell · Arden K. Hassenger · Willard M. Collins · Delbert R. Peterson · Robert E. Foster · Howard W. Henninger · Robert E. Pasekoff · Gerald E. Olson · Gene E. Davis · Edwin E. Morgan · Marshall I. Pauley · Dean A. Duvall · George W. Jensen · Marshall L .Tapp · George W. Thompson · James A. Preston · James E. Williams · William L. Madison · Kenneth D. McKenney · Harding E. Smith Sr. · Theodore E. Kryszak · Russell D. Martin · Harold E. Mullins · Luther L. Rose · Ervin Warren · Charles W. Robertson · James D. Goodman · Joseph E. Wilkinson III · Raymond Medina · Cecil T. Thompson · Dana R. Kelley · Lonny L. Mitzel · William H. Hosea · Herbert C. Rice · John B. Cabana Jr. · John L. Brim ·

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James L. Fields · Guy J. Brungard · Robert E. Ruonavaara · Burnett Neal Jr. · Bruce R. Williams · Clifford C. Barnett Jr. · Fred E. Barnette. · Robert W. Davis · Thomas A. Preaux · Michael J. Stephens · Van H. Newville · Arthur R. Coughlin · William W. Duck · Charles J. Rogiers · James C. Krouse · William W. Scoville · Walter C. Wright · Karl M. Waldron Jr. · Edward B. Quill Jr. · Thomas J. Margle · Warren M. Dixon · Robert K. Kawamura · Roger G. Lee · James H. Bennett · Brent J. Tosh · Richard W. Wackerfuss · Donald L. Merry · Edward C. Krawczyk · Leslie E. Harris Jr. · Teddy J. Tomchesson · Barry L. Brown · James E. Bowman · Douglas J. Cradeur · Roy L. Lede · Robert P. Acher Jr. · James S. Pitches · Roy C. Williams Jr. · Harry H. Wecker · Willie W. Alley · Lester M. Cavallin · Albert McBride · Fred W. Smith

Some Gave All

Erected 2016 by the AC-47 Spooky Gunship Brotherhood.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • War, Vietnam. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 30° 24.866′ N, 86° 42.015′ W. Marker is in Hurlburt Field, Florida, in Okaloosa County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Independence Road and Oneal Avenue. Located at the Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park

List of AC-47 Spooky gunship fallen crewmembers. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 29, 2016

2. List of AC-47 Spooky gunship fallen crewmembers.

just inside the main gate. Base access is required. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 Independence Road, Hurlburt Field FL 32544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. C-47 Sky Train (here, next to this marker); Airman First Class John Lee Levitow (a few steps from this marker); Montagnard Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bird Air Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Hmong Special Guerrilla Units (a few steps from this marker); Air America Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Special Tactics Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hurlburt Field.

Also see . . .
1. Vietnam War Weapons: The AC-47 Gunship. Warfare History Network website entry (Submitted on July 17, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. "Spooky aircrews now have a place of honor at Hurlburt.". Northwest Florida Daily News article (2016) (Submitted on October 30, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

AC-47 Spooky aircraft (actually a C-47) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, October 29, 2016

3. AC-47 Spooky aircraft (actually a C-47)

This airframe was never an AC-47, and was actually a regular unarmed C-47. It was painted to appear as an AC-47. A similar example is located at the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 600 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2016, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.