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Col John R. Morgan was the first commanding officer of the Harlingen Aerial Gunnery School, arriving in August 1941; he was to hold that appointment through World War II. On June 30, 1941 a contract was let for Morgan and Zachary, El Paso and Laredo builders, to start the military airfield construction. [ 1 ]
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in Texas for training pilots and aircrews. The amount of available land and the temperate climate made Texas a prime location for year-round military training. By the end of the war, 65 Army airfields were built in the state. [1]
Texas World War II Army Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces. Pages in category "Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Texas" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total.
The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. • Battle of Peleliu: A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific. • Battle of Aachen: Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II. • Battle of the ...
In five days of battle, from 26 to 30 October 1944, the 442nd broke through German defenses and rescued 211 men. [3] The 442nd suffered over 800 casualties. [ 4 ] Company I went in with 185 men; 8 came out unhurt.
Now, a veterans group is planning to build a 6 1/2-foot-high black granite monument dedicated to the 23 Harlingen soldiers killed during the war from 1961 to 1975. As part of the project, city ...
The museum opened in its first building in Mercedes, Texas, in 1965 as a location to house and display World War II artifacts as they began to be donated to the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), then known as the Confederate Air Force. [2] In 1968, both the CAF and AAHM moved to Harlingen, Texas. [3]
1st Battalion, 23rd Marines (1/23) is one of 32 infantry battalions in the United States Marine Corps, and one of only eight battalions found in the reserve.It is located throughout Texas and Louisiana consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors.