Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
W. M. “Bill” Colvin
In Memory Of
By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012
1. W. M. "Bill" Colvin Marker
Construction Company
Ellinwood, Kansas
Smoky Hill Army Air Field
construction
Location. 38° 20.836′ N, 98° 50.99′ W. Marker is in Great Bend, Kansas, in Barton County. Marker is on 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at the B-29 Memorial Plaza at Great Bend Municipal Airport. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend KS 67530, United States of America.
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 (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. Smoky Hill Army Air Field, Salina, Kansas. (Submitted on June 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas. (Submitted on June 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
By William Fischer, Jr.
2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas
Categories. • Air & Space • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 26, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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