Gulfport in Harrison County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Gulfport Army Airfield

Photographed by Jason Irick, March 24, 2023

1. Gulfport Army Airfield Marker

Inscription. On July 7, 1942, the United States Army Air Force opened the Gulfport Army Airfield to train personnel for the B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress, and B-24 Liberator during World War II. The Gulfport Field was conveyed from the War Department to the City of Gulfport in 1949 for use as a civil airport. Southern Airways and National Airlines began passenger service to Gulfport in the early 1950’s.

Erected 2017 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is July 7, 1942.

Location. 30° 24.788′ N, 89° 4.334′ W. Memorial is in Gulfport, Mississippi, in Harrison County. It is at the intersection of Airport Road and Customs Blvd, on the right when traveling east on Airport Road. Marker is at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport Terminal. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 14035 Airport Rd, Gulfport MS 39503, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Turkey Creek Community (approx. 0.8 miles away); Gulfport Boogie (approx. 1½ miles away); Mississippi City Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Broadcasting the Blues (approx. 2.6 miles away); Grass Lawn (approx. 2.7 miles away); Centennial Plaza (approx. 2.7 miles away); Handsboro (approx. 2.7 miles away); Riley Chapel UMC (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gulfport.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Turkey Creek Community (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Jason Irick, March 24, 2023

2. Gulfport Army Airfield Marker

Photographed by Jason Irick, March 24, 2023

3. Gulfport Army Airfield Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 653 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 25, 2023, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.