Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Crew 52
73rd Bomb Wing 498th Bomb Group
| | 875th Bomb Squadron | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012
1. Crew 52 Marker
Thomas Cantwell Roger Denis
Burmon Hoyle Clarence Rarick
William Schomburg Fred Sobaski
Richard Solt David Sussman
Burdette Young
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 38° 20.836′ N, 98° 50.99′ W. Memorial is in Great Bend, Kansas, in Barton County. It is on 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the B-29 Memorial Plaza at Great Bend Municipal Airport. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Great Bend KS 67530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, on the Southern Plains, and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Leslie J. Campbell Jr. (here, next to this marker); Duke's Lead Crew (here, next to this marker); Great Bend AAF Ground Training Unit (here, next to this marker); Honey - V☐ 42 (here, next to this marker); Pacific Queen Z-35 (here, next to this marker); Rover Boys Express (here, next to this marker); Welch's Wolves (here, next to this marker); Van Wingerden's Crew (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.
Also see . . .
1. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas. (Submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
this page online
2. 875th Bombardment Squadron. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 12, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. 498th Bombardment Group. History of War website entry (Submitted on November 12, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
4. 73rd Bomb Wing Photos and Film. (Submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
5. 20th Air Force Association. Website homepage (Submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas
Photographed by Wikipedia, Unknown
3. 875th Bomb Squadron insignia
via USAAF, 1945
4. 498th Bomb Group B-29 landing as Isley Field, Saipan
Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 831 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on December 19, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
