Victoria in Victoria County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Foster Field
1942
Photographed by Frederick Bothwell
1. 1942 - Foster Field Marker
Lieut. Arthur L. Foster
U.S. Army Air Corps
A pioneer in aviation
who gave his life teaching others to fly
1888-1925
Erected 1942.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.
Location. 28° 50.871′ N, 96° 55.485′ W. Memorial is in Victoria, Texas, in Victoria County. It is at the intersection of Bachelor Drive and Hanger Drive N, on the left when traveling west on Bachelor Drive. The marker is located next to the front entrance of the former Foster Field Officer's Club, adjacent to the Victoria Educational Garden which is maintained by the Victoria Texas Master Gardener Association. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 333 Bachelor Drive, Victoria TX 77904, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. 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 Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Foster Army Air Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Foster Field Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 201st Fighter Squadron, Mexican Expeditionary Air Force (the Aztec Eagles) (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Foster Field (approx. 0.3
this page online
More about this memorial. The marker commemorates the fact that on January 15, 1942, the former Victoria Field, established in 1941 as a fighter pilot and gunnery training base, was renamed in honor of an Army Air Corps instructor pilot who was killed in a training accident, Lieutenant Arthur L. Foster.
Regarding Foster Field. Known unofficially for many months as Victoria Field, the airbase received its official title on January 15, 1942, and on February 22nd, Foster Field was dedicated in memory of the late First Lieutenant Arthur L. Foster, a native of Georgetown, Texas and an Army Air Corps instructor pilot who was killed in a crash at Brooks Field, San Antonio, in 1925. Arthur L. Foster, Jr, son of the man for whom the field was named, received his wings and was commissioned at Foster Field in the spring of 1942.
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Photographed by Frederick Bothwell, March 3, 2024
2. 1942 - Foster Field Marker Location
Hidden by foliage, next to front entrance of former Foster Field Officer's Club
Photographed by Betty Friedrichs, Victoria Master Gardener Association, March 2024
3. March 2024: Foster Field marker newly free of foliage
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2024, by Frederick Bothwell of Georgetown, Texas. This page has been viewed 431 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on March 15, 2024, by Frederick Bothwell of Georgetown, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2024, by Frederick Bothwell of Georgetown, Texas. 3. submitted on March 15, 2024, by Frederick Bothwell of Georgetown, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
