Pratt in Pratt County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
58th Bomb Wing
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
1. 58th Bomb Wing Marker
40th - Pratt AAF
444th - Great Bend AAF
462nd - Walker AAF (Hays)
468th - Smoky Hill AAF (Salina)
"Wait till the 58th gets here"
India - 20th Bomber Command
Tinian - 21st Bomber Command
Erected 2003.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 37° 42.271′ N, 98° 44.422′ W. Memorial is in Pratt, Kansas, in Pratt County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 281 and NE 40th Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 281. The B-29 All Veterans Memorial is located on the grounds of the Pratt Municipal Airport (former Pratt Army Air Field). Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Pratt KS 67124, 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, and on the Southern Plains. 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: B-29 All Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Pratt Army Air Field (here, next to this marker); 45th Bombardment Squadron (VH) Honored Dead (here, next to this marker); 29th Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); Training Fatalities - Pratt Army Air Field (here, next to this marker); 40th Bomb Group VH
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Also see . . .
1. 58th Bomb Wing Restoration of B-29. (Submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. B-29 All Veterans Memorial, Pratt, Kansas. (Submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 680 times since then and 20 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
