Post Exchange Marker

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Randolph Air Force Base in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Post Exchange

By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010

1. Post Exchange Marker

On column at NE entrance to the courtyard.

Inscription.

Site of
US Army Air Corps
Primary Flying School

Post Exchange
Construction completed 23 Apr 1931

Dedicated on 30 Sep 1993

Erected 1993 by Air Education and Training Command.

Marker series. This marker is included in the National Historic Landmarks marker series.

Location. 29° 32.168′ N, 98° 17.037′ W. Marker is in Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in Bexar County. Marker is at the intersection of Northwest Drive and Washington Circle, on the right when traveling south on Northwest Drive. Click for map. Access is restricted due to Randolph AFB being an active military installation. Marker is in this post office area: Universal City TX 78148, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. PX Filling Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Missing Man Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Gas and Electric Sub Station (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Building 100 (about 300 feet away); Post Chapel (about 600 feet away); Cessna T-37 Tweet (approx. 0.2 miles away); Comanche Lookout (approx. 5.9 miles away); M-1905 Field Gun (approx. 12.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Randolph Air Force Base.

Former Post Exchange Courtyard Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010

2. Former Post Exchange Courtyard

Also see . . . Randolph Field Historic District. (Submitted on June 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

By William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2010

3. Former Post Exchange Courtyard

Credits. This page originally submitted on June 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 347 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.