DeRidder in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
World War II DeRidder Army Air Base Memorial
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 12, 2018
1. World War II DeRidder Army Air Base Memorial
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • War, World II.
Location. 30° 50.569′ N, 93° 20.199′ W. Marker is in DeRidder, Louisiana, in Beauregard Parish. It is on Ronald Reagan Highway (U.S. 190) west of Blue Ridge Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Deridder LA 70634, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shootout At Grabow (approx. 0.7 miles away); Grabow Riot (approx. 1.8 miles away); Beauregard Parish Gothic Jail (approx. 2.9 miles away); DeRidder - The Sawmill Hub (approx. 3 miles away); Sam Houston Jones (approx. 3 miles away); Rosepine, Louisiana (approx. 6.2 miles away); Shady Grove School/Community Building (approx. 10 miles away); Atαkapa Trace Junction (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in DeRidder.
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 12, 2018
2. World War II DeRidder Army Air Base Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 849 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 14, 2018.
