Vietnam War Memorial, Wheeler Park, Lake Havasu City, AZ
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N 34° 28.656 W 114° 20.304
11S E 744440 N 3818327
James A. Wheeler, United States Air Force, was the first Arizona pilot lost in South Vietnam.
Waymark Code: WM9296
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2010
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Inscription:
December 15, 1965
James A. Wheeler Park and Freedom Fountain
Dedicated to Captain James A. Wheeler, United States Air Force, Tucson, Arizona, and all members of the armed services who have given their lives in the maintenance of freedom. Captain Wheeler was killed in combat April 18, 1965, over South Viet Nam, prior to the founding of Lake Havasu City February 1, 1964, the city's airport area was known as site six, an Air Force facility during World War II. The park and fountain commemorate this Air force heritage.
Wheeler Park Freedom Fountain
Re-dedicated by the Citizens of Lake Havasu City
February 12, 1995
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