Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

William Langhorne Bond (1893-1985)

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 22, 2021

1. William Langhorne Bond (1893 - 1985) Marker

Inscription. W. Langhorne Bond. aviation executive, grew up in this neighborhood. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I. In 1931 he became manager of the China National Aviation Corporation, founded as a joint venture between the American aircraft company Curtiss-Wright and the Chinese government. During World War II, Bond was the driving force behind organizing and promoting the high-altitude air route between India and China known as "the Hump," which provided an essential link to China after the Japanese shut down other points of access. Over this difficult route the U.S. delivered nearly 740,000 tons of supplies, fortifying American troops and enabling China to remain in the war against Japan.

Erected 2021 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number QA 44.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 13.661′ N, 77° 24.105′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. It is on South Adams Street south of East Washington Street (Business U.S. 460), on the right when traveling south.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18 S Adams St, Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Formation of the Southern Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Jenkins Roberts (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809-1876) (about 600 feet away); The Home of Nora Fontaine Maury Davidson (about 700 feet away); Petersburg Volunteers 1812 (approx. 0.2 miles away); McKenney Library (approx. 0.2 miles away); McKenney House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln In Petersburg (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 22, 2021

2. William Langhorne Bond (1893 - 1985) Marker

View is looking north towards the S Adams and E Washington Streets intersection.

of all markers in Petersburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. McKenney Library (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 363 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.