Monroe in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Selman Field
1942-1945
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 10, 2019
1. Selman Field Marker
Dedicated - With Everlasting Gratitude-
To all personnel, military and civilian, who served at Selman Field and made possible the training of over 5,000 navigators who flew in every theater of operation in World War II.
In 1942 Selman Field was the nation's single complete navigation school of the Army Air Corp. Only at this base could a cadet complete his pre-flight and advanced training, receive his commission and navigator's wings, without having to leave this one location.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • War, World II.
Location. 32° 30.644′ N, 92° 2.641′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Louisiana, in Ouachita Parish. It is on Operations Road, on the left when traveling north. Located at Monroe Regional Airport. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5400 Operations Road, Monroe LA 71212, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Selman Field Navigator Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Claire Lee Chennault (approx. 0.6 miles away); OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter (approx. 0.6 miles away); Ivory Joe Hunter (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fant-Ewing Coliseum
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More about this marker. Located in front of main terminal building of Monroe Regional Airport.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 10, 2019
2. Selman Field Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 10, 2019
3. Selman Field Marker
Artwork on reverse of marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2019.
