Walterboro in Colleton County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Anderson Field
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Walterboro Army Air Field
Photographed by Michael Stroud, circa May 2007
1. Anderson Field Marker
(Walterboro Army Air Field side): The Walterboro Army Air Field, opened in August 1942, was a sub-base of the Columbia Army Air Base and the largest sub-base in the 3rd Air Force. It served as a final training base for pilots prior to overseas duty and housed a military population of as many as 6,000 as well as hundreds of German POWs. When the base closed after the war the field was deeded back to Walterboro and Colleton County.
Erected 1997 by Walter-Colleton Co. Airport Commission & The Colleton Historical and Preservation Society. (Marker Number 15-17.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location.
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Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, in the Ashepoo and Combahee and Edisto Basin. 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 New Spain, 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: Walterboro Army Airfield (a few steps from this marker); The Beacon (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Walterboro Army Airfield (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tuskegee Airmen (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tuskegee Airman of World War II (within shouting distance of this marker); Walterboro Army Air Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Prisoner Of War Camp and Camouflage School (within shouting distance of this marker); Colleton Training School / Gruber Street USO (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walterboro.
Photographed by Michael Stroud, May 2007
2. Walterboro Army Air Field Marker
Photographed by Michael Stroud, May 2007
3. AAF Beacon from Airfield
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
4. Anderson Field / Walterboro Army Air Field Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2007, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,599 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2007, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 4. submitted on January 27, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
