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

Tamerlane

313th BW • 504th BG • 398th BS

 
 
Tamerlane Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012
1. Tamerlane Marker
Inscription.
"The Chief" Hay • John Froehlich
Frank Pettibone • John Pearson
James Hunter • "Hap" Owens
Robert Beals • Robert Thill
Charles Burton • Bill Bostick
Al Ruester

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceWar, 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 (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. (Submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
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2. 504th Bomb Group Photos, Tinian. (Submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 313th Bomb Wing Photos and Film. (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
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 699 times since then and 93 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.

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