Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Rover Boys Express
21st Bomber Command • 73rd Bomb Wing
— 499th Bomb Group • 878th Bomb Squadron —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012
1. Rover Boys Express Marker
Ray "Hap" Halloran POW • Robert Grace*
William Franz* • Guy H Knobel POW
John P Nicholson POW • Anthony Lukasiewicz*
Vito C Barbieri* • Robert Holladay*
Cecil T Laird*
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 (here, next to this marker); W. M. "Bill" Colvin (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 April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
this page online
2. History of the "Rover Boys Express". Pacific Wrecks website entry (Submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 73rd Bomb Wing Photos and Film. (Submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas
via NPS, unknown
3. The Rover Boys Express By Roberto Cernuda
Hero of “The Rover Boys Express”
National Park Service: America's National Parks in the Pacific blog entry
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National Park Service: America's National Parks in the Pacific blog entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 869 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on November 26, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
