J. Kovacs Hi Res The 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing Association (55th SRWA) Memorial is located in the "Memorial Gardens" at the "National Museum of The United States Air Force" in Dayton, Ohio. The "55th SRW HONOR ROLL" at the base of the monument is reserved for members of the 55th SRW that died in the line of duty during the "Cold War" (2 Sep. 1945 - 26 Dec. 1991). Dedication ceremonies were held on 5 September 2003. DEDICATED TO THE VALIANT MEMBERS OF THE 55th STRATEGIC RECONNAISSANCE WING WHOSE SELFLESS PATRIOTISM AND DEVOTION TO DUTY CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY TO WINNING THE COLD WAR. THIS MONUMENT STANDS IN SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE, AND TO THEIR FAMILIES WHOSE SACRIFICES CONTINUE. 5 SEPTEMBER 2003 WE MUST NEVER FORGET THAT FREEDOM IS NEVER REALLY FREE; IT IS THE MOST COSTLY THING IN THE WORLD. AND FREEDOM IS NEVER PAID FOR IN A LUMP SUM. INSTALLMENTS COME DUE IN EVERY GENERATION. ALL ANY OF US CAN DO IS OFFER THE GENERATIONS THAT FOLLOWS A CHANCE FOR FREEDOM.

Capt. Alvin Barnett Feb. 1952 RB-50 crash, Offutt AFB, NE 1/Lt. Francis Bell Feb. 1952 RB-50 crash, Offutt AFB, NE 1/Lt. Frank Beyer Jr. Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan 1/Lt. James Bordwell Feb. 1952 RB-50 crash, Offutt AFB, NE Maj. William Britton 26 Oct. 1962 RB-47 crash, Bermuda MSgt. Francis Brown Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan Maj. Joseph Camp Jr. Feb. 1952 RB-50 crash, Offutt AFB NE Sgt. John Campisi Aug. 1991 Airfield Accident, Saudi Arabia Capt. Robert Constable 26 Oct. 1962 RB-47 crash, Bermuda SSgt. Myron Curtis 27 Sept. 1962 RB-47 crash at Forbes AFB, KS Capt. Edmund Czyz Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan Capt. Robert C Dennis 26 Oct. 1962 RB-47 crash, Bermuda SSgt. Donald Gabree Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan 1/Lt. Robert Garrett Nov. 1976 T-38 crash, Offutt AFB, NE ~ Capt. Oscar Goforth Jul. 1960 RB-47 shootdown by Russians, Barents Sea Lt. Charles Gosney Feb. 1956 RB-47 crash, Ellsworth AFB, SD A1C Roland Goulet 29 Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan Lt. Paul R Greenawalt 27 Sept. 1962 RB-47 crash at Forbes AFB, KS Lt. Granville Harkrader Apr. 1960 RB-47 crash, SE of Forbes AFB, KS Lt. Carl Heaberlin Apr. 1960 RB-47 crash, SE of Forbes AFB, KS Capt. Thomas Hoose Sept. 1966 RB-47 in-flight refueling accident Capt. Gary L Jacobs 3 April 1965 EB-47E (Tell Two) crash, Incirlik Turkey Capt. Paul Jones Apr. 1960 RB-47 crash, SE of Forbes AFB, KS Capt. James Keith Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan Capt. Bruce Kowol 27 Sept. 1962 RB-47 crash, Forbes AFB, KS Capt. Robert Lambiaso Feb. 1956 RB-47 crash, Ellsworth SAFB, SD Lt. D R Laney Aug. 1948 RB-17 crash, Topeka AFB, KS Capt. Walter Lawson Feb. 1952 RB-50 crash, Offutt AFB, NE ~ TSgt. L D Lea Aug. 1948 RB-17 crash, Topeka AFB, KS Capt. William Maxwell 11 Nov. 1962 RB-47 crash…Florida Lt. Joseph McHugh Feb. 1956 RB-47 crash, Ellsworth AFB, SD Sgt. C W Millikin Aug. 1948 RB-17 crash, Topeka AFB, KS Capt. Stanley O'Kelley Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan Maj. Willard Palm Jul. 1960 RB-47 shootdown by Russians, Barents Sea Capt. Albert T Parsons Apr. 1965 EB-47E (Tell Two) crash, Incirlik, Turkey Lt. Joseph Petek Feb. 1956 RB-47 crash, Ellsworth AFB, SD      Capt. Dean Phillips Jul. 1960 RB-47 shootdown by Russians, Barents Sea Capt. J M Poole Aug. 1948 RB-17 crash, Topeka AFB, KS Maj. Eugene Posa Jul. 1960 RB-47 shootdown by Russians, Barents Sea 1/Lt. Holt J Rasmussen 26 October 1962 RB-47 crash, Bermuda 1/Lt. Ronald Rial 11 Nov. 1962 RB-47 crash, Florida A2C Charles Russell Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan ~ Capt. Warren Sanderson Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan Lt. W E Schlacter Aug. 1948 RB-17 crash, Topeka AFB, KS Capt. Floyd Shirk Feb. 1956 RB-47 crash, Ellsworth AFB, SD Col. Billy Skipworth Jun. 1971 C-135B, crash, Pacific Ocean, 700 mi. SSW of Honolulu Lt. Robert Stalneker 29 Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan Maj. Francisco Tejeda 29 Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan Ltc. Robert Templeton Jul. 1967 KC-135 crash, Offutt AFB, NE Capt. John C Ward 29 Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown, Sea of Japan Lt. Lloyd C. Wiggins 29 Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan A2C James E. Woods 29 Jul. 1953 RB-50 shootdown by Russians, Sea of Japan Ltc. James G Woolbright 27 Sept. 1962 RB-47 crash, Forbes AFB, KS Capt. William E Wyatt 11 Nov. 1962 RB-47 crash…Florida Capt. William Youman Feb. 1956 RB-47 crash, Ellsworth AFB, SD On 8 Sept. 2005 the names of six NCOs were added to the 55th SRW HONOR ROLL. All six NCOs were aboard Rivet Amber when aircraft and crew were lost over the Bering Sea on 5 June 1969. Their names were engraved on the backside of the monument in alphabetical order as shown in the photo at the bottom of this page. Click Here for documentation. Click Here for 55th SRWA "Memo for Record". Names Added: TSgt. Charles F. Dreher 5 Jun. 1969 Rivet Amber (RC-135E) Lost - Bering Sea SSgt. Robert W. Fox 5 Jun. 1969 Rivet Amber (RC-135E) Lost - Bering Sea MSgt. Herbert C. Gregory 5 Jun. 1969 Rivet Amber (RC-135E) Lost - Bering Sea TSgt. Hervey Hebert 5 Jun. 1969 Rivet Amber (RC-135E) Lost - Bering Sea TSgt. Lester J. Schatz 5 Jun. 1969 Rivet Amber (RC-135E) Lost - Bering Sea TSgt. Donald F. Wonders 5 Jun. 1969 Rivet Amber (RC-135E) Lost - Bering Sea Six "Memorial Bricks", donated by King Hawes, were also added to the patio in memory of those lost on 5 June 1969. Click Here for brick location map (Down-8, Center). J. Kovacs Hi Res

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