Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Post World War II Demobilization/Remobilization of the Myrtle Beach Army Air Base

— Warbird Park —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Post World War II Demobilization/Remobilization of the Myrtle Beach Army Air Base Marker

Inscription. In October 1947, the Defense Department ordered the Myrtle Beach Army Air Field to be inactivated with an effective date of November 1947. The field was shut down, and the runways, control tower and associated real estate were returned to the Town of Myrtle Beach for use as a municipal airport.

For the next several years, the airport supported commercial flight operations. During this period, the United States saw a need to rebuild its armed forces in the face of the looming threat posed by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its support of communism in various parts of the world.

In planning the buildup, the airport was a candidate to become a major Air Force base. This planning was helped along when the City of Myrtle Beach offered, in 1954, to donate the Municipal Airport and associated real estate to the Air Force. The airport was redesignated Myrtle Beach Air Force Base on April 1, 1954.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.

Location. 33° 39.648′ N, 78° 55.716′ W. Memorial is in Myrtle Beach, South

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Carolina, in Horry County. It can be reached from the intersection of Farrow Parkway and South Kings Highway, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located within Warbird Park adjacent to Myrtle Beach International Airport. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 564 Farrow Pkwy, Myrtle Beach SC 29577, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: 1954 Conveyance of Base to United States Air Force (here, next to this marker); World War II Missions Performed at Myrtle Beach Army Air Field (here, next to this marker); Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Historical Origin

Post World War II Demobilization/Remobilization of the Myrtle Beach Army Air Base Marker (center) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Post World War II Demobilization/Remobilization of the Myrtle Beach Army Air Base Marker (center)

(a few steps from this marker); Activation of the 354th Fighter Day Wing (a few steps from this marker); Wall of Service (a few steps from this marker); Archaeological and Historical Data (within shouting distance of this marker); 354th Fighter Group World War II History (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named 354th Fighter Group World War II History (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Myrtle Beach.

Also see . . .
1. Myrtle Beach Bombing Range and Air Force Base. (Submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. (Submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
3. Warbird Park. (Submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.