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

73rd Bomb Wing

20th Air Force

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

1. 73rd Bomb Wing Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Wing Commander
General Emmett "Rosie" O'Donnell

497th Bomb Group - A
869th Bomb Squadron
870th Bomb Squadron
871st Bomb Squadron

498th Bomb Group - T
873th Bomb Squadron
874th Bomb Squadron
875th Bomb Squadron

499th Bomb Group - V
877th Bomb Squadron
878th Bomb Squadron
879th Bomb Squadron

500th Bomb Group - Z
881th Bomb Squadron
882th Bomb Squadron
883th Bomb Squadron

Service Groups and Wing Headquarters

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. Leslie J. Campbell Jr. (here, next to this marker); Crew 52

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(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. Memorial website homepage (Submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. 73rd Bomb Wing Photos and Film. Memorial website homepage (Submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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

General Emmett O'Donnell image. Click for more information.

via USAF, unknown

3. General Emmett O'Donnell

Official United States Air Force Website entry
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the 73rd Bomb Wing flies over Mt. Fuji, Japan in 1945 image. Click for full size.

via Reddit, 1945

4. Boeing B-29 Superfortress of the 73rd Bomb Wing flies over Mt. Fuji, Japan in 1945

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 661 times since then and 50 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 February 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.