Near Halls in Lauderdale County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Dyersburg Army Airfield

Halls, Tennessee

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 1, 2010

1. Dyersburg Army Airfield Marker

Inscription. The airfield located one half mile east of here was in operation from 1942 to 1945. Thousands of airmen took their last statewide training here before going into combat overseas. Training received here in flying B-17 Flying Fortresses played a key role in preparing U.S. bomber crews for combat in World War II.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 113.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 35° 54.132′ N, 89° 25.223′ W. Marker is near Halls, Tennessee, in Lauderdale County. It is on Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 51) half a mile north of Industrial Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Halls TN 38040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is

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in 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 Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Key Corner (approx. 1.1 miles away); Roark Bradford (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dyer County / Lauderdale County (approx. 3.2 miles away); Robert J. Moody (approx. 6.8 miles away); William Nash (approx. 7 miles away); Mrs. Rosa M. Parks (approx. 7.3 miles away); Thomas Conyers, Sr. (approx. 9 miles away); First Three Phase Padmount Transformer (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halls.

Also see . . . Dyersburg Army Air Base. Museum web site. The museum houses several displays ranging from World War I to the present. (Submitted on October 9, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 1, 2010

2. Dyersburg Army Airfield Marker

Dyersburg Army Airfield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 1, 2010

3. Dyersburg Army Airfield

Today the airfield is an industrial park.

A-7 Corsair II image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 1, 2010

4. A-7 Corsair II

One of the aircraft on display is a Vietnam War era attack aircraft.