Airmen Memorial - Santa Barbara, CA - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

This memorial, on the east side of the airport, is adjacent to the long-term parking at the Santa Barbara airport; there is a small (free) parking lot that allows for visiting the memorial.

"We honor the courageous aviators of World War II whose heroic deeds and sacrifices perpetuate the gift of our forefathers *** A nation conceived in liberty and justice"

"In memory of local aviators who perished in World War II
Clyde M. Adams
Dean A. Arnold
Philip H. Bates
Wallace Becknell
Francis L. Botello
James E. Burns
Earnest T. Carmen
Gerald Cass
Cecil P. Cook, Jr.
Earl A. Courville
Robert E. Coverstone
Francis R. Dibblee
John L. Donaldson
Rex A. Eckles
Norman S. Firestone
James L. Fowler
Augustus M. Griggs, Jr.
William A. Harshbarger
Cyril O. Hartley
John W. Hays
Francis F. Hebel
Robert L. Keister
Frederick P. Lopez
David C. Love
Andrew R. MacFarland
Robert K. Marxmiller
Earl A. McAllister
Fred C. McCloskey
Nick J. Mesa
John E. Miller
William G. Moffett
Arthur P. Mollenhauer
Felix L. Moon, Jr.
Robert W. Newman
Richard Oeschler, Jr.
William T. Owens
Clifford J. Peck
Jack Peres
Jack B. Rickard
Kenneth E. Roberts
Robert C. Sawyer
Stanley H. Soto
Betty P. Stine
Parker G. Toms
John R. Troup
Edward G. Verhelle
Alan L. Wade
Dean K. Wilber
Sam M. Yee"

"United States
Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Barbara
California

In recognition of those who served
1942-1946

Marine Aircraft Groups
Marine Air Support Stations
Marine Base Defense Air Groups
MAG-24 MBDAG-42 MAG-42
MBDAG-45 MBDAG-48 MASG-48
MASG-51

Marine Fighter Squadrons
VMF-112 VMF-114 VMF-115
VMF-123 VMF-132 VMF-213
VMF-214 VMF-215 VMF-216
VMF-221 VMF-222 VMF-225
VMF-321 VMF-351 VMF-422
VMF-451 VMF-452 VMF-472
VMF-481 VMF-511 VMF-512
VMF-513 VMF-514

Marine Torpedo Bomber Squadrons
VMTB-123 VMTB-132 VMTB-134
VMTB-143 VMTB-144 VMTB-151
VMTB-233 VMTB-234 VMTB-454
VMTB-463 VMTB-481 VMTB-621
VMTB-623 VMTB-624

Marine Scout Bombing Squadrons
VMSB-132 VMSB-134 VMSB-242
VMSB-243 VMSB-244 VWSB-943

Carrier Air Service Detachments
CASD-1 CASD-2 CASD-3
CASD-4 CASD-5 CASD-6
CASD-7 CASD-9 CASD-10
CASD-13 CASD-14 CASD-106

Air Warning Squadrons
AWS-12
AWS-20

Headquarters Squadron"

Date of Dedication: 05/21/2009 Property Permission: Public Access instructions: Near Long-Term Parking at SB airport Location of waymark: Fowler Road Santa Barbara, CA USA Commemoration: Local military aviators who died in the war Access times: Not listed Website for Waymark: Not listed

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