Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
SSgt Thurman Walling
My Dear Kansas Friend
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012
1. SSgt Thurman Walling Marker
73rd BW 497th BG 870th SQ
30 combat missions from Saipan.
Enroute home in the famous 52-mission
"Dauntless Dottie" which led the first
Saipan-Tokoyo [sic] Raid, the plane crashed
on Kwajalein, June 7, 1945
In memory
Herbert W Hobler Princeton, N.J.
2nd Lt 1st SQ 9th BG 313th BW
Tinian
Erected by Herbert W Hobler.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 38° 20.836′ N, 98° 50.99′ W. Marker is in Great Bend, Kansas, in Barton County. Memorial 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. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend KS 67530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kiley's Krew (here, next to this marker); Enola Gay (here, next to this marker); Deacon's Disciples (here, next to this marker); The Fickle Finger (here, next to this marker); Wichita Witch (here, next to this marker); This Is It (here, next to this marker); City of Flatbush
this page online
Also see . . .
1. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas. (Submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Dauntless Dotty. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 21, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. 73rd Bomb Wing Film and Photos. (Submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas
Photographed By B-29STaN, November 24, 1944
3. "Dauntless Dotty is readied for the first B-29 mission to Tokyo."
Photographed By B-29STaN, 1945
4. Marker
SSgt Thurman Walling is kneeling on the far left
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on December 22, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
