Pratt in Pratt County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

40th Bomb Group VH

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012

1. 40th Bomb Group VH Marker

Inscription. First Group to train at PAAB

Activated April 1, 1941
Deactivated October 22, 1946

Served with Distinction
From Bases In
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Puerto Rico • Panama • Guatemala • Ecuador •
Pratt, Kansas • Chakulia, India • Hsinching, China • Tinian, The Marianas

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. Marker is in Pratt, Kansas, in Pratt County. Memorial 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. Marker is in this post office area: Pratt KS 67124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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); 58th Bomb Wing (here, next to this marker);

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Training Fatalities - Pratt Army Air Field (here, next to this marker); Heroic Efforts of B-26 Aircrew (here, next to this marker); Father Emil J. Kapaun (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pratt.

Also see . . .
1. 40th Bombardment Group (VH). Website homepage (Submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. 40th Bombardment Group. Army Air Forces in WWII website entry (Submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

3. B-29 All Veterans Memorial, Pratt, Kansas. Facebook page (Submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

B-29 All Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

2. B-29 All Veterans Memorial

Looking east

B-29 "Eddie Allen" of the 40th Bomb Group during a mission against rail yards in Rangoon, Burma. image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 1944

3. B-29 "Eddie Allen" of the 40th Bomb Group during a mission against rail yards in Rangoon, Burma.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on June 23, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.