In Memory of Lt. Robert G. Westlund
United States Air Force
On 30 December, 1951, during a routine training flight from Merced, California, to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Lt. Robert G. Westlund lost his life when his F-51 "Mustang" fighter plane crashed near Sunset Peak in the Galiuro Mountains northwest of Wilcox.
A combat veteran of the European theatre of Would War II, Lt. Westlund was dedicated officer and a decorated fighter pilot. The wreckage was removed from the mountainside in 1991, one day another "Mustang" will take to the skies.
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of Lt. Westlund and the freedoms and the ideals of this nation for which he fought, flew, and made the ultimate sacrifice.
[Photo of Lt. Westlund]
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Lt. Robert G. Westlund, circa 1951
"For the Cause of Freedom He Gave His Life"
Marker is on North Circle I Road north of Fort Grant Road (Arizona Route 186), on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
