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

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