Writing History

  • Published
  • By Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal
  • 19th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs
Contractors etched 30 additional names into the High Flight Memorial April 21, 2015, located in Heritage Park at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The High Flight Memorial is dedicated to individuals who lost their lives at Little Rock AFB in either aircraft or missile accidents. This monument was originally dedicated Oct. 11, 1980. The names of the individuals that were added to this monument are as follows:
CAPT ROBERT L. BOUCHER    MAY 1957
LT COL LEO M. DYKES, JR.    MAR 1964
LT COL RICHARD W. HURDIS    MAR 1964
1LT MARTIN B. KELLER    MAR 1964
CAPT LAWSON V. CHRISTIAN   MAR 1964
CAPT STEVE KICHLER, JR.   MAY 1965
CAPT JESS E. HACKNEY, JR.   JUN 1965
LT COL CHARLES D. TUBBS   JUN 1965
MSGT EUGENE R. BUGGE   JAN 1968
PO1C NORMAN C. WAGENSCHUTZ  JUL 1970
MAJ PAUL S. FRIEDLER    NOV 1971
CAPT LAURENCE F. ASHER    NOV 1971
2LT WILLIAM R. GAMBOE   NOV 1971
SSGT WILLIAM H. DINTLEMAN, JR.   NOV 1971
CAPT JAMES B. RAYCRAFT    NOV 1971
CAPT DAVID C. MOULE     NOV 1971
1LT MICHAEL W. HODGE    NOV 1971
MSGT ORVILLE D. GEARHART    NOV 1971
TSGT EMORY V. McKEE, JR.    NOV 1971
SGT DAVID M. BLOOMBERG   NOV 1971
2LT DONALD E. CLARK    FEB 1973
LT COL BOBBY E. HALL    MAY 1974
SSGT LARRY G. SOUTH    OCT 1976
SGT DAVID L. LIVINGSTON   SEP 1980
MAJ ANDRIES R. ZWAAN   JUN 1988
MSGT EDWIN J. SMITH, JR.   JUN 1988
MSGT DANNY W. HOLLAND   JUN 1988
2LT THOMAS D. LEECE    JUN 1988
2LT MARK R. BRANDT    JUN 1988
SSGT DAVID S. BINGHAM   JUN 1988
For more information on the memorial or interest in visiting the site, please contact the 19th Airlift Wing Historian at 19aw.ho@us.af.mil.



A contractor uses an exacto knife to edit a stencils that was placed on the High Flight Memorial April 21, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. This monument was originally dedicated Oct. 11, 1980. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

A contractor uses an exacto knife to edit a stencils that was placed on the High Flight Memorial April 21, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. This monument was originally dedicated Oct. 11, 1980. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

A contractor makes measurements to properly space the names of the newly added individuals to the High Flight Memorial April 21, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The High Flight Memorial is dedicated to individuals who lost their lives at Little Rock AFB in either aircraft or missile accidents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

A contractor makes measurements to properly space the names of the newly added individuals to the High Flight Memorial April 21, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The High Flight Memorial is dedicated to individuals who lost their lives at Little Rock AFB in either aircraft or missile accidents. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

A contractor sandblasts the names of 30 individuals, etching them into the High Flight Memorial April 21, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The High Flight Memorial is located in Heritage Park. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

A contractor sandblasts the names of 30 individuals, etching them into the High Flight Memorial April 21, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The High Flight Memorial is located in Heritage Park. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)
 
Contractors apply stencils to the High Flight Memorial April 21, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Thirty names were added to this memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)

Contractors apply stencils to the High Flight Memorial April 21, 2015, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Thirty names were added to this memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Cliffton Dolezal)