Viet Nam War POW-MIA Plaque - Salt Lake City, Utah
N 40° 46.712 W 111° 53.068
12T E 425366 N 4514548
The memorial plaque for the Viet Nam War, POW-MIA soldiers placed in Memory Grove Park, Salt Lake City Utah.
Waymark Code: WMBH86
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2011
Views: 5
We came across this plaque in Memory Grove Park trails while out waymarking. The plaque was placed in Memory Grove Park to specifically acknowledge, unaccounted soldier from our area of the Vietnam War.
The plaque reads:
IN HONOR OF THOSE UNACCOUNTED FOR IN THE VIET NAM WAR
GY SGT. JOHN DINGWALL, USMC
MIA JULY 8, 1965
CAPT. DON C. WOOD, USAF
MIA JAN 16, 1966
CAPT. FRANKLIN A. CARAS, USAF
MIA APR. 28, 1967
COL. MARK L. STEPHENSEN, USAF
MIA APRIL 29, 1967
CAPT. RICHARD H. VANDYKE, USAF
MIA SEPT. 11,1968
CAPT. ROBERT A. REX, USAF
MIA DEC. 8, 1968
1 LT. CLIVE G. JEFFS, USAF
MIA MAR. 12, 1971
1 LT. BRUCE C. WALKER, USAF
MIA APR. 7, 1972
1 LT. MIKE CHRISTENSEN, USMC
MIA APR. 13, 1972
CAPT. JAMES CHIPMAN, USMC
MIA DEC 27, 1972
The address for Memory Grove
135 E North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
We hope you will enjoy your visit to Memory Grove allow approximately a good hour or two in this beautiful area there is a lot to see there. It will take approximately 10 minutes from parking to view the memorial plaque on a dirt trail.
List if there are any visiting hours: Dawn to Dusk
Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Plaque
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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