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Donaldson Air Force Base / Captain John O. Donaldson
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By Brian Scott, October 4, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Donaldson Air Force Base / Captain John O. Donaldson Marker | | |
Inscription. Donaldson Air Force Base
Greenville Army Air Base opened on this site in 1942 and trained B-25 bomber crews during World War II. Emphasizing air transport after 1945 and renamed Donaldson Air Force Base in 1951. It was the home to C-124 transports and called "The Airlift Capital of the World" for its role in the Berlin airlift, Korean War, and Cold War. Closed in 1962, it has been an industrial park since 1963.
Captain John O. Donaldson
John Owen Donaldson (1897-1930) for whom the base was named, grew up in Greenville and attended Furman University and Cornell University before joining the British Royal Air Force in World War I. He became an ace, shooting down eight enemy planes, and was decorated by the United States, Great Britain, and Belgium. Donaldson was killed in a plane crash at an air show in 1930.
Erected 2004 by Donaldson Development Commission. (Marker Number 23-26.)
Location. 34° 45.45′ N, 82° 23.033′ W. Marker is in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. Marker is on Exchange Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is located near the intersection of Donaldson Road and Exchange Street. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville SC 29605, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. | | | | 
By Brian Scott, October 4, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Donaldson Air Force Base / Captain John O. Donaldson Marker | | |
At least 10 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. A different marker also named Donaldson Air Force Base / Captain John O. Donaldson (approx. 1.5 miles away); McBee Chapel (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lake Conestee in Transition (approx. 2.1 miles away); Beaver at Lake Conestee (approx. 2.1 miles away); Reedy River Factory (approx. 2.3 miles away); Herbert C. Granger (approx. 2.9 miles away); Mauldin United Methodist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); The History of the Gosnell Cabin (approx. 4.6 miles away); Laurel Creek Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Working Benevolent Society Hospital (approx. 5.7 miles away).
Regarding Donaldson Air Force Base / Captain John O. Donaldson. Today's Donaldson Center sits on over 2600 acres and is home to more than 70 businesses and an airport.
Also see . . .
1. Donaldson Center Industrial Airport. (Submitted on October 5, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina.)
2. John Owen Donaldson Biography. (Submitted on October 5, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina.)
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By Brian Scott, October 4, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Donaldson Center Airport Tower | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on October 5, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,035 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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