The granite marker at Fleming Field, South St. Paul’s municipal airport. The airport is named for Capt. Richard E. Fleming, a Marine Corps Reserve pilot from St. Paul who was killed at the Battle of Midway on June 5, 1942, at 24, and received the Medal of Honor. The marker was erected in 1965.
Photo by Daniel Laurito Del Conte / America’s Silent Valor
About the book: America’s Silent Valor is a series of black-and-white photography books, one for each state, that covers every county in that state. The Minnesota volume gives each of the 87 counties a four-page chapter, and Fleming Field is part of the Dakota County chapter. It will be published on July 4, 2027. Part of the royalties from every copy goes to organizations that serve veterans in Minnesota. Learn more at americasv.org.
