Air Force Monument Newberry County, South Carolina Data contributed by Debbie Dozier Photo contributed by Donna Brummett United States Air Force Monument is located on the corner of Beth Eden Road and Monument Road (dirt road) In Memory of the following men of the United States Air Force who lost their lives as a result of a plan crash near this spot on February 5, 1943, while in line of duty.

1st Lt. John E. Wilson, Muscatine, Iowa

2nd Lt. Donald G. Halley, Rockford, Ill

2nd Lt. Kauko K. Mannio, Crystal Falls, Mich.

2nd Lt. Randolph V. Donaldson, San Luis Obispe, Cal

2nd Lt. Francis Bardell, Brooklyn, NY

2nd Lt. Julius X. Zarchin, New York, NY

S/Sgt Dean L. Loren, Minneapolis, Minn

S/Sgt Walter W. Pratt, Muncie, Ind

S/Sgt Franklyn G. Morris, San Francisco, Cal

S/Sgt Basil R. Sink, Camden, Ind

S/Sgt Harold B. Brown, Aledo, Ill

S/Sgt John B. McFalls, Gastonia, NC

S/Sgt Allen M. Steen, Farmerville, LA

T/Sgt Lyle E. Vinson, Arrow Smith, Ill