East End in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

World War II Comes To Lunken Field

Photographed by Mark Moxley-Knapp, May 25, 2024

1. World War II Comes To Lunken Field Marker

Inscription.
During World War II, Lunken Field was part of an air transport system that provided worldwide strategic airlift. The United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command Ferrying Division's mission was to provide aircraft for combat, training, air evacuation of war casualties and the transportation of troops, and cargo. Without the sacrifices of the hundreds of men and women who served here, the troops overseas could not have brought the fight to the enemy.

This memorial has been placed in remembrance and appreciation of all those who served and to show gratitude to the thousands of crews who utilized Lunken Field transporting aircraft worldwide.

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

Location. 39° 6.207′ N, 84° 25.756′ W. Memorial is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in East End. It can be reached from Wilmer Avenue near Airport Road, on the left when traveling south. The marker stands on the airfield side of the old terminal. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 262 Wilmer Ave, Cincinnati OH 45226, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Columbia Baptist Cemetery / Columbia (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Columbia Baptist Church and Meeting House

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Pioneer Pillar (approx. 0.2 miles away); Columbia Presbyterian & Fulton Cemeteries / William Brown (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ruth Lyons (approx. one mile away); “Pigmeat” Jarrett (approx. one mile away); Garard / Martin Station, 1790 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hon. Henry Stanbery (approx. 1.2 miles away in Kentucky). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Photographed by Mark Moxley-Knapp, May 25, 2024

2. World War II Comes To Lunken Field Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2024, by Mark Moxley-Knapp of Columbus, Ohio. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2024, by Mark Moxley-Knapp of Columbus, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.