Bowman in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Bowman Field - East

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

1. Bowman Field - East Marker (Side A)

Inscription. The east side of Bowman Field airport was expanded in 1940 to become the Bowman Field Air Base. It was a training facility with 124 buildings used by the U.S. Army Air Force throughout World War II. One hangar survives. Bowman Field was first used to train bomber crews and later was assigned to the first troop carrier command.

Troop carrier units were organized and combat glider pilots trained at Bowman Field. Only school of Air Evacuation in Air Force here, 1942-44. It taught surgeons, flight nurses, and medical technicians the procedures for the care of patients in the air. Some gave their lives caring for sick and wounded soldiers worldwide.
Presented by WW II Flight Nurses Assoc., Inc.

Erected 1992 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1901.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Science & Medicine • War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 38° 13.721′ N, 85° 39.241′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Bowman. Marker

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is on Sidney Park Drive west of Cannons Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2730 Cannons Lane, Louisville KY 40205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rebecca Rosenthal Judah 1866-1932 / National Council of Jewish Women (approx. ¼ mile away); Aero Club of Louisville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bowman Field (approx. ¾ mile away); Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Charles Floyd (approx. 0.9 miles away); Floyd's Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); John Floyd's Grave (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Cabin at Farmington (approx. 1.2 miles away); Agriculture & Farmington (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Also see . . . Bowman Field Air Base (PDF). Collection of newspaper clippings, photographs, letters and other documents regarding the training base. From Legends of the Flight Nurses of WWII. (Submitted on December 9, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Bowman Field - East Marker (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

2. Bowman Field - East Marker (Side B)

Bowman Field - East Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 28, 2020

3. Bowman Field - East Marker

Flight nurses in training at Bowman Field East image. Click for full size.

U.S. Army Air Force / Public domain, circa 1944

4. Flight nurses in training at Bowman Field East

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3, 4. submitted on December 9, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.