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

This Is It

58th BW • 444th BG • 677th BS

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

1. This Is It Marker

Inscription. John A Dunn* • Arwin C Hook*
John J Buckley III* • Rufus E. S. Henry*
Edward C. Johnston • John T Juracek Jr*
James E O'Donnell • Philip Wolk
Loney G Boggess • Ralph L Heffernan
Lloyd G McNamee

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

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distance 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.

Regarding This Is It. Asterisk means died in service.

Also see . . .
1. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas. (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. B-29 Superfortress. Wimipedia entry (Submitted on November 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

3. 444th Bombardment Group Association. Association website homepage (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

"This Is It" (s/n 42-6321) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, unknown

3. "This Is It" (s/n 42-6321)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 10 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 23, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.