Brave Men from the 97th Bombardment Wing

To honor the memory

of these brave men from

the 97th Bombardment Wing

at Blytheville Air Force Base

who did not return after their

B-52 aircraft was shot down

over Hanoi, North Vietnam in

December 1972

Col. Keith R. Heggen

Lt. Col. Donald L. Rissi

Major Bobby A. Kirby

Capt. Randall J. Craddock

Capt. George D. Lockhart

Capt. Ronald D. Perry

Capt. Robert J. Thomas

Capt. Charles E. Darr

SmSgt. Walter L. Ferguson

Marker is at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Chestnut Drive, on the right when traveling east on Memorial Drive.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

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