Palm Springs Air Museum Distinguished Flying Cross Wall of Honor - Palm Springs, California
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 33° 49.962 W 116° 30.272
11S E 545845 N 3743716
Memorial dedicated to the recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross from the Coachella Valley located in front of the Palm Springs Air Museum.
Waymark Code: WM9138
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member condor1
Views: 13

The memorial is inscribed:

The
Distinguished
Flying Cross

Authorized by Act of Congress 2 July, 1926

"Wall of Honor"
Dedicated On
November 11, 2004

Awarded to any person who, while serving in any capacity in the Armed Forces of the United States, distinguishes themselves by heroism or extraordinaary achievement while particpating in aerial flight.

"Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...
The high untrespassed sanctity of space.
Put out my hand and touched the face of God."

                      From "High Flight"
              by Major John G. Magee, Jr.

Distinguished Flying Cross recipients listed:

Lee Stanley - LCDR USNR
Paul Gilbert - 1st LT AAC
Frank Gresik - CW 2 US Army
Howard Hassett - LT USNR
Robert Martin - LTCOL USAF
Davy Crockett - MAJOR USAF
William Griffin - MAJOR USMC
Timothy Hayes - CAPT USN
W. Dean Hunter - LTCOL USAF
Olin Carter - LTCOL USAF
Jim Miller - LTCOL USAF
Gene French - LCDR USNR
Don Thoms - S/SGT AAC
Frank Tullo - CAPT USAF
Walter Radovich - Major AAC
David Switzer - CDR USNR
Kenneth Miles - MAJGEN USAF
Glenn Jewett - CAPT USAF
Roy June - 1st LT AAC
Jerry Korman - S/SGT AAC
Edward Stock - MAJOR AAC
Fred Smith - 1st LT AAC
Joseph Foster - LTCOL USAF
Richard Parker - CAPT AAC
William Hewlett - COL USAF
Richard Wall - SMSGT USAF
Norman Cohen - 1stLT AAC
Dan George - MSGT USMC
Paul Henderson - COL USAF
Glen Wiesner - 1stLT AAC
Kenneth Woodward - LTCOL USAF

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Type of memorial: Monument

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