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San Angelo in Tom Green County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Goodfellow Air Force Base

Serving The Nation Since 1940

— 1st. Lt. John J. Goodfellow Jr. —

 
 
Goodfellow Air Force Base Mural image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 9, 2014
1. Goodfellow Air Force Base Mural
Inscription.
BT-13 1944-46 • AT-6 1944-54
B-25 1945, 54-58

3545th Pilot Training Wing
1945 • 1958

USAF Security Service School
1958 • 1978

3480th Technical Training Wing
1978 • 1985

Goodfellow Technical Training Center
1985 • 1993

17th Training Wing
1993 • Present

Intelligence Training 1958
Joint Service Cryptologic Training
1960s Cryptologic Linguist Training
1990's Hardcopy Imagery Analyst
Intel Training • Fire Training

PAVE PAWS Radar Facility at
Eldorado 1987-95

U.S. Naval Reserve
Est. in 1947
San Angelo - Concho Valley
Navy Reservist in front of old Reserve H.Q. that was at the corner of Ave. B and Abe St.
1973 - Sonora rancher donates Angora goat to U.S. Naval Academy as the new mascot

A1C Elizabeth Jacobson
Member of 17 SFS was killed Sept. 2005 on a security convoy she was in, near Camp Baca in Iraq. She was the first woman airman killed in "Operation Iraqi Freedom", first person from Goodfellow killed in action while supporting the Global War on Terror.

 
Erected 2012 by Historic Murals of San Angelo, Inc.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space
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Patriots & PatriotismWar, 2nd IraqWar, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1945.
 
Location. 31° 27.649′ N, 100° 26.013′ W. Marker is in San Angelo, Texas, in Tom Green County. Marker is at the intersection of Oakes Street and Concho Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Oakes Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 East Concho Avenue, San Angelo TX 76903, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. San Angelo Army Air Field (here, next to this marker); Fort Concho (a few steps from this marker); Blacksmith (within shouting distance of this marker); The Schwartz & Raas and San Angelo National Bank Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); O.C. Fisher Federal Building and United States Courthouse (about 500 feet away); San Angelo Lodge No. 570, A.F.&A.M. (about 500 feet away); 1 East Twohig Avenue (about 700 feet away); South Chadbourne 200 Block Early 1900's (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Angelo.
 
Also see . . .
1. Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. (Submitted on February 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Goodfellow Air Force Base Mural Detail image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 9, 2014
2. Goodfellow Air Force Base Mural Detail

2. 1st Lt John James Goodfellow, Jr. (Submitted on February 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Historic Murals of San Angelo, Inc. (Submitted on February 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
San Angelo Military Mural image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
3. San Angelo Military Mural
Includes Fort Concho, San Angelo Army Air Field, and Goodfellow Air Force Base Murals
Military Mural Design Information image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., February 9, 2014
4. Military Mural Design Information
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 737 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   3. submitted on February 20, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.   4. submitted on February 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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