Corsicana in Navarro County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Air Activities of Texas
Corsicana Army Air Field
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Flight Instructors
“Ut Viri Volent”
Early Flight Instructors, 1941 • Mr. McClung’s Flight • Mr. Ransom’s Flight • Mr. Brooke’s Flight • Mr. Calkin’s Flight • Mr. Hargrove’s Flight • Mr. Little’s Flight • Mr. Curry’s Flight • Mr. Kummell’s Flight • Mr. Schultz’s Flight • Mr. Baxter’s Flight • Mr. Moon’s Flight • Mr. Moore’s Flight
Administrators and Commanders
Major Leonard S. Dysinger, Commanding Officer, 301st A.A.F.F.T.D. – 2532nd Base Unit, Corsicana Army Air Field, 10 February 1943 – 15 November 1944
Captain Lonnie J. Edmondson, Commanding Officer (Interim) – 2532nd Base Unit, Corsicana Army Air Field, August 1944 – September 1944
Major Oliver E. Ford, Commanding Officer, 301st A.A.F.F.T.D., Corsicana Army Air Field, 5 February 1941 – 13 March 1942, K.I.A., E.T.O. – 7 April 1944
Major Robert L. Johnston, Commanding Officer, 301st A.A.F.F.T.D., Corsicana Army Air Field, 13 March 1942 – 29 June 1942, No photograph available at this time
Major Stanton T. Smith, Jr., Commanding Officer, 301st A.A.F.F.T.D., Corsicana Army Air Field, 29 June 1942 – 10 February
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F.P. Credille, Founder, Assistant Director – Air Activities of Texas, Primary Flying Training School (Civilian Contract), 13 December 1940 – 15 November 1944
F.F. Booth, Assistant Director – Air Activities of Texas, Primary Flying Training School (Civilian Contract), 13 December 1940 – 15 November 1944
B.A. Woolley, Founder, Air Activities of Texas, Conceived the idea of a training field in Corsicana and procured the funding to construct it on this site.
B.W. Woolley, Founder, Director – Air Activities of Texas, Primary Flying Training School (Civilian Contract), 13 December 1940 – 15 November 1944
Erected 2009 by Corsicana Field Aviation Heritage Foundation.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 32° 1.777′ N, 96° 23.773′ W. Memorial is in Corsicana, Texas, in Navarro County. It is on Navarro Road half a mile south of Farm to Market Road 739, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9000 Navarro Rd, Corsicana TX 75109, United States of America. Touch
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. 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: “To the Flight Line” (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Army Air Force Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Corsicana Army Air Field Cadet Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Air Activities of Texas Corsicana Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hopewell Baptist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Angus Schoolhouse (approx. 2.8 miles away); Old Welding Shop of H. C. Nicol (approx. 5.7 miles away); The Birthplace of the Petroleum Industry (approx. 5.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Corsicana.
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3. Air Activities of Texas Marker
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The Administrators and Commanders markers are located on the right side and the Flight Instructors markers are located on the left side.
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11. Air Activities of Texas Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on August 25, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
