Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Deacon's Disciples

58th BW • 444th BG • 678th BS

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012

1. Deacon's Disciples Marker

Inscription. Charles "Deacon" Miller • Raymond Geiger
Ted Morrill • Ernest Keller
Carson Eckmann • Edward Hassig
Robert Foor • John Murray
A.L. Tilley • Archie Moore
Delmar Pfeiffer • Elmer (mascot)

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

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of this marker: Leslie J. Campbell Jr. (here, next to this marker); Crew 52 (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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.

Also see . . .
1. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas. (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 25, 2013.)

3. 444th Bombardment Group Association. (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. 58th Bomb Wing Photos and Film. (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas

Photographed by World War Photos, Unknown

3. Deacon's Disciples Marker

Boeing B-29-30-BW Superfortress of the 40th BG, 25th BS, nose art “Deacon’s Disciples”, 42-24492

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 17, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.