Millville in Cumberland County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Millville Airport
[Left plaque:]
50th Anniversary Aug. 2, 1991
"America's First Defense Airport"
Honored by the members
of the
Millville Army Air Field Museum
[Center plaque:]
Dedicated
1941
to
American Defense
and the
Advancement of Aviation
by the
Millville Flying Club
and the
Millville City Commission
Mayor - Raymond E. Goodwin
Clarence H. Reeves
Augustus M. Ladow Ex Mayor
Howard Zimmerman
Russell S. Carew
Lewis R. Hogan Ex-Comm.
Newton B. Wade City Engineer
C. T. Burket General Contractor
Constructed for C. A. A.
by
U.S. Army Engineers
[Right plaque:]
Millville Airport
America's First Defense Airport
Honoring the 10,000 servicemen
who trained at Millville 1941-45
Erected by Millville Army Air Field Museum.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 2, 1941.
Location. 39° 22.32′ N, 75° 4.354′ W. Memorial is in Millville, New Jersey, in Cumberland County. It is on Leddon Street just west of Peterson Street, on the right
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Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s South Jersey. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Original Army Air Force WWII Headquarters Building (here, next to this marker); Original Army Air Force WWII Gunnery School Administration Building (a few steps from this marker); 135th AAF Base Unit (a few steps from this marker); Original Army Air Force WWII Pilot Ready-Dayroom Building (a few steps from this marker); A-4F Skyhawk (within shouting distance of this marker); C-23 Sherpa (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Link Trainer Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Gunnery Practice Over The Atlantic
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 27, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 5. submitted on July 28, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
