Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Myrtle Beach Army Air Field
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Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 15, 2009
1. Myrtle Beach Army Air Field - Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Marker
Myrtle Beach Army Air Field.
Myrtle Beach Army Air Field operated here 1940-47 and grew out of city plans to expand the municipal airport from two grass landing strips to a more permanent facility. In 1940-41 the U.S. Army Air Corps trained civilian pilots for the Civil Air Service; the War Department acquired the airport in late 1941.
Observation squadrons, an aviation squadron, and a fighter squadron trained here during World War II.
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.
Deactivated in 1947, the field became a municipal airport again but was donated by the city to the U.S. Air Force as an active air base in 1954. The 354th Fighter Day Wing/Tactical Fighter Wing, based here 1956-1993, deployed squadrons in Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, with major service in Lebanon, Germany, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, and the Perlan Gulf.
The base closed in 1993.
Erected 2008 by the Myrtle Beach Air Base Redevelopment Authority and the City of Myrtle Beach. (Marker Number 26-19.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
Location. 33° 39.629′ N, 78° 55.691′ W. Marker is in Myrtle Beach
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Regionally, this marker is on South Carolina’s Grand Strand and in the Pee Dee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 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: Reactivation of 354th Fighter Day Wing (a few steps from this marker); 354th Fighter Group History (a few steps from this marker); 354th Tactical Fighter Wing A-7D (a few steps from this marker); 354th Fighter Group World War II History (a few steps from this marker); Myrtle Beach Air Force Base 1980 - 1990 (a few steps from this marker); Splinter City (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named 354th Fighter Group World War II History (a few steps from this marker); Activation of the 354th Fighter Day Wing (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myrtle Beach.
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 15, 2009
2. Myrtle Beach Army Air Field - Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 15, 2009
3. Myrtle Beach Army Air Field - Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,471 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 21, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
