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Valor in Aerial Operations Historical Markers

Military awards for valor in aerial operations during armed conflict or peacetime, such as the United States's Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal; the British Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Force Cross, and equivalent aerial valor awards issued by other countries.
 
By Sandra Hughes, October 13, 2010
Navy Light Attack Aircraft A-7 Corsair II
1 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, North Eastlake — CDR "Snuffy" Smith — Navy Light Attack Aircraft A-7 Corsair II —
2 ► Alabama, Lauderdale County, Florence, East Florence — Lt. Kathleen Dial Coile — City of Florence Walk of Honor —
3 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base — General Larry D. Welch — 12th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force — Served 1951 - 1990, Aviation Cadet 1953 —
4 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Maxwell Air Force Base — North American B-25 Mitchell —
5 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Sherman W. White, Jr. — (1919 - 1943) — First Lieutenant, 99th Fighter Squadron —
6 ► Alabama, Pike County, Troy — Tuskegee Army Air Field Hangar — Pike County —
7 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Brig Gen Jimmy Doolittle —
8 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Brig Gen John Henebry —
9 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Gen Earl Partridge —
10 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Maj Paul "Pappy" Gunn —
11 ► Alaska, Anchorage, Elmendorf Air Force Base — Sgt Nyle Mickly —
12 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Mesa — Rear Admiral Walter Lewis Chatham, USN (Ret) —
13 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Mesa — Williams Field Honor Roll, Chandler, Arizona — Former Williams AFB Parade Grounds, Flagpole, and Monument Garden — Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus —
14 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — Distinguished Flying Cross —
15 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — United States Commanders in Chief —
16 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — Captain Field Kindley — WWI Ace Aviator — Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —
17 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — Lt. Paul James Riley — United States Navy —
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18 ► Arkansas, Garland County, Hot Springs — LTC Hugh Mills, Jr. — Military — Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —
19 ► Arkansas, Mississippi County, Etowah — Joseph Allen Sisco —
20 ► California, Kern County, Mojave — Lt Col Richard Glenn "Dick" Rutan USAF (ret) —
21 ► California, Los Angeles County, Lancaster — Arthur K. "Kit" Murray — Aerospace Walk of Honor —
22 ► California, Los Angeles County, Lancaster — Captain Iven Carl "Kinch" Kincheloe, Jr. — USAF —
23 ► California, Los Angeles County, Lancaster — Col. Robert L. "Silver Fox" Stephens, USAF 
 — Aerospace Walk of Honor —
24 ► California, Los Angeles County, Lancaster — Colonel Jesse P. "Jake" Jacobs, Jr. — Aerospace Walk of Honor —
25 ► California, Los Angeles County, Lancaster — Colonel William J. “Pete” Knight —
26 ► California, Los Angeles County, Lancaster — Henry E. "Hank" Chouteau — Aerospace Walk of Honor —
27 ► California, Los Angeles County, Lancaster — Lt. Gen. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle — USAF, Retired — Aerospace Walk of Honor —
28 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Westchester — Tuskegee Airmen —
29 ► California, Los Angeles County, Palmdale — Stanley P Butchart 1928 - 2008 / C-140 Jetstar —
30 ► California, Riverside County, Palm Springs — Distinguished Flying Cross Memorial —
31 ► California, San Bernardino County, Chino — Daring Aggressiveness —
32 ► California, San Diego County, Coronado — James B. Stockdale —
33 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB) — Bolling Air Force Base —
34 ► Florida, Alachua County, Gainesville — Major General John R Alison — (1912-2011) —
35 ► Florida, Escambia County, Pensacola — General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. Memorial Park — National Register Historic Site — Eastside Neighborhood Black History Trail —
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36 ► Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Clair-Mel City — Lt Col James Michael Basta — Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park —
37 ► Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Clair-Mel City — Richard “Dick” Arens, Major USAF (Ret) — Hillsborough County Veterans Memorial Park —
38 ► Florida, Lake County, Clermont — Dean R. Gilmore —
39 ► Florida, Miami-Dade County, Hialeah — F-1053 — Amelia Earhart Final Take Off —
40 ► Florida, Okaloosa County, Fort Walton Beach — Jonita Ruth Bonham — Korean War —
41 ► Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, Historic District - North — Flame of Freedom / Relighting the Flame —
42 ► Georgia, Fulton County, College Park — In Memory of Maj. Joseph A. Bishop —
43 ► Georgia, Hall County, Lula — Capt Denver V. Truelove —
44 ► Georgia, Henry County, McDonough — The Huey UH-1H Was the Work Horse of Vietnam —
45 ► Georgia, Jackson County, Commerce — Mike Ward — Helicopter Pilot in War and Peace —
46 ► Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin — 2nd Lt. T.I. "Billy" Hawkins, Jr. — U.S. Army Air Corps —
47 ► Georgia, Tift County, Tifton — John Larkin Wright, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF — August 15, 1915 - January 2, 2006 —
48 ► Illinois, Cook County, Park Ridge, Town of Maine Cemetery — S/Sgt. Donald E. Hurst —
49 ► Illinois, DuPage County, Naperville — Sp 5 Kenneth J. Shimp —
50 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, Scott Air Force Base — Gen Carl A. "Tooey" Spatz — (1891 - 1974) — Airlifter/Tanker Association Hall of fame Inductee - 2002 —
51 ► Iowa, Keokuk County, What Cheer — What Cheer Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Honoring Keokuk County Veterans — Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II —
52 ► Iowa, Linn County, Central City — Robert Naughton — CAPT, USN Retired — Longest held POW (1966-1973) —
53 ► Iowa, Webster County, Fort Dodge — Fort Dodge Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial — Webster County Freedom Rock — -- Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II -- —
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54 ► Kansas, Barton County, Great Bend — Leslie J. Campbell Jr. — Brigadier General, USAF — Strategic Air Command —
55 ► Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth — General Roscoe Robinson Jr. — First African-American Four Star General — in the United States Army —
56 ► Kansas, Lyon County, Emporia — Colonel Edwin H. Hawes —
57 ► Kentucky, Graves County, Mayfield — Colonel Herschel H. Green —
58 ► Kentucky, Hardin County, Elizabethtown — 1727 — Gallantry in Action —
59 ► Kentucky, Lewis County, Vanceburg — Veterans Memorial Park — Lest We Forget —
60 ► Kentucky, Warren County, Bowling Green — Brigadier General Edward Cherry, USAF — McDonnell-Douglas F-4D Phantom II —
61 ► Kentucky, Warren County, Bowling Green — Col. Terrence ("Terry") W. Wilcutt, USMC — Northrop T-38A(N) Talon —
62 ► Kentucky, Warren County, Bowling Green — Colonel Arnie Franklin USAF — General Dynamics F-111F —
63 ► Louisiana, Bossier Parish, Barksdale AFB — Major General Lewis Elton Lyle — United States Air Force —
64 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale — 1923 - 2005 —
65 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis — Vice Admiral William Porter Lawrence, USN —
66 ► Maryland, Anne Arundel County, Fort Meade — Tipton Army Airfield — Fort George G. Meade — United States Army —
67 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — Anthony J. Corlito — United States Air Force — 17 February 1917-25 September 1945 —
68 ► Michigan, Berrien County, Niles — Donavon F. Smith — Lieutenant General USAF — 1922 - 1974 —
69 ► Michigan, Cass County, Cassopolis — Captain Iven C. Kincheloe Memorial —
70 ► Michigan, Iosco County, East Tawas, Harbor Park — Earl T. O’Loughlin — General, USAF — Years of Service: 1951 – 1987 —
71 ► Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, Jeffries — Birthplace of Captain Charles A. Lindbergh — Reported permanently removed
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72 ► Missouri, Pemiscot County, Caruthersville — Lt. Col. John B. England —
73 ► Missouri, Perry County, Perryville — Capt. Raymond Littge —
74 ► Missouri, St. Louis, Downtown West — Tuskegee Airmen of St. Louis —
75 ► Missouri, St. Louis County, Florissant — First Lieutenant Michael J. Blassie — Vietnam Era Unknown Soldier — 4 April 1948 - 11 May 1972 —
76 ► Missouri, St. Louis County, Lemay — Michael Joseph Blassie — Originally Unknown Vietnam Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery —
77 ► Montana, Missoula County, Missoula — Missoula's First Flight —
78 ► New Jersey, Camden County, Camden, Central Waterfront — 14 — Wally Schirra — New Jersey Hall of Fame —
79 ► New Jersey, Cape May County, Stone Harbor, Middle Township — God Bless America —
80 ► New York, Albany County, Cohoes — A Park Named Craner * Cohoes Recalls a Hero — Cohoes Remembers Vets Craner Park Cohoes, NY Saturday, May 20, 2006 —
81 ► New York, Bronx County, Bronx, Fieldston — Memorial Grove — Van Cortlandt Park — Reported permanently removed
82 ► New York, Erie County, Grand Island — Philip C. Taylor — April 15, 1949 - May 27, 1971 —
83 ► New York, Oneida County, Oriskany — Anchor — USS Oriskany CVA-34 —
84 ► New York, Oneida County, Rome — Brothers-in-law in War and Peace —
85 ► Ohio, Fulton County, Archbold — David K. Aeschliman Memorial — May 17, 1949 - Jan. 16, 1970 —
86 ► Ohio, Hamilton County, Lockland — Wiley Robert Cable — Major, U.S.M.C. — Born: Feb. 14, 1929 - Died: Feb. 16, 1968 —
87 ► Ohio, Miami County, Piqua — Capt. Don Gentile — A One Man Air Force — Born December 6, 1920, Piqua —
88 ► Ohio, Montgomery County, Riverside — "The Mighty Eighth" — 19 Jan. 1942 - 12 Sept. 1945 — European - African - Middle Eastern Theater of Operations —
89 ► Ohio, Montgomery County, Riverside — Lt Col Lee R Gulley Sr — 1920 - 1998 — Command Pilot —
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90 ► Ohio, Pickaway County, Westfall, Wayne Township — William J. Barthelmas, Jr. —
91 ► Ohio, Williams County, Bryan — 7-86 — Richard E. Schreder — 1915 - 2002 — Reported missing
92 ► Oklahoma, Johnston County, Tishomingo — CDR. Clarence "Smokey" Tolbert USN —
93 ► Pennsylvania, Bradford County, East Smithfield — Lieutenant Eugene Bernard Memorial — Oct. 31, 2017 —
94 ► Pennsylvania, Chester County, Phoenixville — Distinguished Flying Cross —
95 ► Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Carlisle, Middlesex Township — COL Joseph D. Newsome — Reported permanently removed
96 ► Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, Carlisle, Middlesex Township — Colonel Joseph D. Newsome —
97 ► Pennsylvania, Elk County, St. Marys — General Edward C. Meyer —
98 ► Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, Mount Pleasant — Battle of Midway - Battle Of Iwo Jima - Uncomon Valor —
99 ► Rhode Island, Kent County, Coventry — Major Edouard J. Jacques —
100 ► South Carolina, Horry County, Myrtle Beach — Brigadier General Joel T. Hall —

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