Palm Park

Palm Park (HMDJB)

Location: Topeka, KS 66611 Shawnee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 0.023', W 95° 42.012'

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Dedicated in Memory of Major Willard G. Palm who died while serving his country
1921 - 1960
Major Willard G. Palm and his fellow crew members *Maj. Eugene E. Posa, *Capt. Oscar L. Goforth, *Capt. Dean B. Phillips, Capt. Freeman B. Olmstead, Capt. John R. McKone, were shot down over Barents Sea July 1, 1960, by a Russian fighter plane while on a peaceful reconnaissance mission. *Died in this incident.

E.J. Camp, Mayor
Preston Hale ??? Louis Howard
Frank Warren ??? Charles Wright

(small marker)
The Military Order of the World Wars

WAR MEMORIAL

This day, November 11, 2005, we proclaim that this Memorial "Major Palm Park" has been recorded and is available for access on the Topeka Chapter Web Site.

Commander, LTC Stanley Sutton
Adjutant, Col Robert Tindall, Jr.
Topeka Chapter No. 88
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HM NumberHMDJB
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Year Placed1962
Placed ByTopeka City Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 5:40am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 266168 N 4320288
Decimal Degrees39.00038333, -95.70020000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 0.023', W 95° 42.012'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 0' 1.38" N, 95° 42' 0.72" W
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Area Code(s)785
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1811 SW 37th St, Topeka KS 66611, US
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