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Distinguished Service Cross/Navy Cross/Air Force Cross Recipients Historical Markers

Markers honoring the named recipients of the second highest combat valor award presented to members of the United States Armed Forces and by the US to its Allies.
 
By Mark Hilton, March 25, 2015
Medal of Honor Citation Monument
1 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Selma — Take Her Down — Gilmore, Howard Walter - Commander, U.S.N. — Born 29 September 1902, Selma, Ala. —
2 ► Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence, East Florence — Lt. Kathleen Dial Coile — City of Florence Walk of Honor —
3 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Mobile — "Take Her Down!" — Howard Walter Gilmore, Commander, U.S.N. — Born 29 September 1902, Selma, Ala. —
4 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Alaxey Germanovich —
5 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Arthur N. Black —
6 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Charles D. King —
7 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Charles D. McGrath —
8 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Charles L. Schaub —
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9 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Christopher G. Baradat —
10 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Daniel P. Keller —
11 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Dennis M. Richardson —
12 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Donald G. Smith —
13 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Duane D. Hackney —
14 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Dustin H. Temple —
15 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Eugene L. Clay —
16 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Ivan M. Ruiz —
17 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Jason D. Cunningham —
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18 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Joel E. Talley —
19 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to John A. Chapman —
20 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Jon D. Harston —
21 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Keary J.Miller —
22 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Larry W. Maysey —
23 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Leroy M. Wright —
24 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Michael E. Fish —
25 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Nacey Kent Jr —
26 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Richard B. Hunter —
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27 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Richard L. Etchberger —
28 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Robert Gutierrez, Jr. —
29 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Russell M. Hunt —
30 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Theodore M. Hamlin —
31 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Thomas A. Newman —
32 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Timothy A. Wilkinson —
33 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Victor R. Adams —
34 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to William A. Robinson —
35 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to William H. Pitsenbarger —
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36 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex — Award of Air Force Cross to Zachary J. Rhyner —
37 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Brig Gen John Henebry —
38 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Col Robert Strickland —
39 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Lt Gen Robert Ruegg —
40 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — Air Force Cross – Navy Cross – Distinguished Service Cross —
41 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — Captain Field Kindley — WWI Ace Aviator — Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —
42 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — Lt. Paul James Riley — United States Navy —
43 ► Arkansas, Lawrence County, Walnut Ridge — To Honor Robert P Bush — 1919 - 2010 —
44 ► Arkansas, Mississippi County, Manila — Herman Davis — Pvt. Co. I 113th Inf. — Sharpshooter and Company Runner —
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45 ► Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock, Downtown — In Memory of Herman Davis — of Mississippi County Arkansas —
46 ► California, Alameda County, Oakland, Middle Harbor Shoreline Park — Rear Admiral R.J. "Bear" Arnold, U.S.N. —
47 ► California, Inyo County, Bishop — James D. Birchim —
48 ► California, San Bernardino County, Chino — Duels in the Sky – The Aces of the Korean War —
49 ► California, San Diego County, San Diego, La Jolla — John “Manila John” Basilone —
50 ► California, San Diego County, San Diego, Little Italy — Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone — November 4, 1916 - February 19, 1945 — Piazza Basilone —
51 ► California, San Diego County, San Diego, Marina — Clifton A.F. Sprague, Vice Admiral, USN — Born 8 January 1896 - Died 11 April 1955 —
52 ► Connecticut, Naugatuck Valley Region, Waterbury — The Navy Cross — Our Waterbury Heroes —
53 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, North Cleveland Park — The Hon. Walter Gresham Andrews —
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54 ► Florida, Alachua County, Gainesville — Cpl Milton Lewis — Veterans Memorial Park —
55 ► Florida, Clay County, Starke — Albert Hazen Blanding — 1876 - 1970 — ☆ ☆ ☆ —
56 ► Florida, Clay County, Starke — Leonard A. Funk, Jr. — 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment — Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park —
57 ► Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Old Seminole Heights — Angus R. Goss — Memorial Swimming Pool — 1962 —
58 ► Florida, Indian River County, Sebastian — Four Immortal Chaplains —
59 ► Florida, Jefferson County, Monticello — Ernest I. Thomas Memorial —
60 ► Florida, Madison County, Madison — Capt. Dale M. Leslie U.S.M.C. —
61 ► Florida, Madison County, Madison — Captain Colin P. Kelly, Jr. —
62 ► Georgia, Chattahoochee County, Fort Benning — 42 — George Watson Field —
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63 ► Georgia, McDuffie County, Thomson — Rear Admiral Richard Ellington Hawes — 1894 – 1968 —
64 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — Capt. P.A. Wilheit — U.S. Marine Corps —
65 ► Georgia, White County, Helen — Ronald H. Glaze - The Distinguished Service Cross —
66 ► Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Bridgeport — James E. Humbert —
67 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, Scott Air Force Base — Gen Carl A. "Tooey" Spatz — (1891 - 1974) — Airlifter/Tanker Association Hall of fame Inductee - 2002 —
68 ► Indiana, Hancock County, Wilkinson — In Memory of Harvey Weir Cook —
69 ► Indiana, Jefferson County, Madison — Samuel Woodfill —
70 ► Indiana, Starke County, Knox — PFC Frank H. Ono — June 5, 1923 - May 6, 1980 —
71 ► Iowa, Allamakee County, Waukon — Waukon Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Allamakee County Veterans — Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —
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72 ► Iowa, Buchanan County, Independence — Buchanan County Freedom Rock — Honoring Buchanan County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
73 ► Iowa, Harrison County, Missouri Valley — Missouri Valley Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Harrison County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
74 ► Iowa, Henry County, Winfield — Winfield Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Henry County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
75 ► Iowa, Linn County, Central City — Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. — (23 February 1915 — 1 November 2007) — Brigadier General in the United States Air Force —
76 ► Iowa, Page County, Clarinda — Vernon J. Baker — First Lieutenant, Infantry, US Army Company C — 370th Regiment, 92nd Inf Division —
77 ► Iowa, Poweshiek County, Grinnell — Notable Grinnellians — Town and College —
78 ► Iowa, Poweshiek County, Montezuma — Poweshiek County Freedom Rock — Honoring Poweshiek County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
79 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Leslie J. Campbell Jr. — Brigadier General, USAF — Strategic Air Command —
80 ► Kansas, Pratt County, Pratt — Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis — Lt Col, USMC - Pioneer Amphibious Prophet - War Planner — 20th Century Legend & Outstanding Patriot —
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81 ► Kentucky, Campbell County, Southgate — PFC Edward H. Ahrens — United States Marine Corps —
82 ► Kentucky, Hopkins County, Nortonville — 1612 — Cmdr. D. W. "Mush" Morton, USN / Wahoo —
83 ► Kentucky, Owen County, Owenton — 2521 — Vice Admiral William A. “Mose” Lee Jr. —
84 ► Louisiana, Bossier Parish, Barksdale AFB — Major General Lewis Elton Lyle — United States Air Force —
85 ► Maine, Cumberland County, Portland, East End — Major Charles J. Loring, Jr. — Loring Memorial —
86 ► Maine, Hancock County, Bar Harbor — Alessandro Fabbri, Lieutenant, U.S.N.R.F. — 1877 - 1922 — In Memory Of —
87 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Gaithersburg — Second Lieutenant William J. Christman, III —
88 ► Maryland, Wicomico County, Salisbury — The Church Street Mural Project —
89 ► Michigan, Marquette County, Marquette — World War II "Silent Service" Memorial —
90 ► Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Windom — PFC. Jimmy Berray — United States Marine Corps — 1922 – 1942 —
91 ► Minnesota, Rice County, Faribault — Faribault Supports the Military —
92 ► Mississippi, Jackson County, Moss Point — Claude Keyes Hudson —
93 ► Mississippi, Tippah County, Falkner — Corporal Orvil Lucian Cotton —
94 ► Missouri, Cape Girardeau County, Cape Girardeau — Cape Girardeau Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Cape Girardeau County Veterans — Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II —
95 ► Missouri, Linn County, Laclede — The Unknown Soldier —
96 ► Missouri, Perry County, Perryville — Capt. Raymond Littge —
97 ► Nevada, Carson City — USS Nevada BB-36 —
98 ► New Jersey, Camden County, Camden, Central Waterfront — 19 — Sgt. John Basilone — New Jersey Hall of Fame —
99 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Stone Harbor, Middle Township — Stephen C. Ludlam Post 331 — Department of New Jersey — The American Legion —
100 ► New Jersey, Cumberland County, Vineland — Vice Admiral Wallace M. Beakley Square — Dedicated 4 May 2001 —

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