The 354th Day Fighter Wing was originally composed of three fighting squadrons — the 353rd, 355th and 356th Day Fighter Squadrons. In 1957, an Air Force-wide reorganization of flying units reduced the number of F-100s assigned to the Myrtle . . . — — Map (db m102151) WM
The 353rd Tactical Fighter squadron was formed on November 15, 1942. During World War II the fighter squadron was known as the "Fighting Cobras,“ and served with distinction in England, France and Germany, flying the P-39, P-51 and P-47 . . . — — Map (db m102103) WM
On November 19, 1956, the Air Force resurrected the unit as the 354th Fighter-Day Group and stationed it at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. It was then re-designated the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing in July 1958, flying the RF-80, and during 1959 began . . . — — Map (db m102127) WM
In August 1990, the 354th was once again deployed for combat operations this time in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield. By the end of the conflict, the 354th's A-10s were credited with destroying 950 tanks, 900 artillery . . . — — Map (db m102163) WM
The 354th Fighter Wing has a long and distinguished past. The wing saw action in every major conflict in which the United States was involved, except for the Korean War. Activated at Hamilton Field in California on November 15, 1942, as the 354th . . . — — Map (db m102125) WM
The 354th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) had its genesis as the 354th Fighter Group (FG) in November 1942 at Hamilton Field, California. In October 1943, it was moved to England and began aerial combat operations flying P-51s. In November 1944, it . . . — — Map (db m102126) WM
During the period that A-7Ds operated at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, the tactical fighter squadrons carried out important peace time deployment and reinforcement responsibilities in three key theaters of operation. In the European Theater, . . . — — Map (db m102150) HM WM
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Activated on November 15, 1942, at Hamilton Field, California, the first 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron pilots, nicknamed the “Pugnacious Pups,” flew the P-39 Aircobra. After deploying to England in 1943, the squadron . . . — — Map (db m120831) HM
The 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron Operations (Fighting Falcons) were located in the area now occupied by the Myrtle Beach Police Department Office and Training Facility.
The squadron was activated in November 1942 at Hamilton Field, . . . — — Map (db m120830) HM
November 1956 saw the reactivation of the 356th as the "Green Demons" at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, flying the F-100D Super Sabre. The 356th participated in numerous deployments to Europe during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and also deployed . . . — — Map (db m102101) WM
The 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron Operations (Green Demons), building 347, was located in the area now occupied by the Myrtle Beach Police Department office and Training Facility. The 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated in November . . . — — Map (db m102102) WM
Elisha Tillman died in 1824. His son, John M. Tillman (1798-1865), inherited the Ark plantation and lived there until his death. In 1860, some of the farm products at the Ark were cattle, swine, wool, Indian corn, sweet potatoes, rye, peas, beans . . . — — Map (db m199459) HM
Hospital care was one of the integral missions of the newly created U. S. Army Air Base on land donated by the City of Myrtle Beach. As the base was built at the outset of World War II, the hospital was located about one mile east of here in an . . . — — Map (db m102235) HM WM
In 1948, the War Assets Administration transferred to the Town of Myrtle Beach the Army Air Base. Since the maintenance and operation of an airport is a year-round proposition, it was easy to see that the town had embarked upon a big venture. When . . . — — Map (db m102148) HM
During the Korean War, the United States Air Force expressed interest in acquiring the Myrtle Beach Airfield from the City of Myrtle Beach to base a fighter wing there. An agreement was reached for the joint use of the base for both Air Force and . . . — — Map (db m272109) WM
The A-10 Thunderbolt II was assigned to the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base from 1977 to 1993. It was manufactured by the Fairchild Republic Corporation and traces its name, Thunderbolt II, back to the Republic Aircraft Corporation's Army Air Corps . . . — — Map (db m102152) WM
Named after a type of pirate vessel the Corsair was the United States Navy's famed F-4U fighter aircraft of World War II. It was manufactured by the Chance Vought Corporation, which eventually became the LTV Corporation and manufacturer of the . . . — — Map (db m102153) WM
In the Fall of 1956, officers and airmen from the United States Air Force were assigned to newly constructed Myrtle Beach Air Force Base to start a new fighter wing. Their task was reactivation of the famous World War II “Pioneer Mustang . . . — — Map (db m102124) WM
The Airmen’s Dining Hall, building 245, a large facility capable of simultaneous feeding of several hundred airmen, was located in this area of The Market Common.
The Dining Hall was centrally located with respect to the Airmen’s Dormitory . . . — — Map (db m120506) HM
Settlers from the Waccamaw Neck attempted to extend thei plantations to what was called Long Bay. Many families received land in 1735 just south of the Withers Swash when the colonial government began issuing grants. Independent farmers and . . . — — Map (db m102106) HM
Beginning in 1740, experiments by Miss Eliza Lucas (who later married Charles Pinckney) and a few others who were also experimenting with indigo, helped lead to the successful cultivation of indigo in South Carolina. The indigo plant was the . . . — — Map (db m199547) HM
During South Carolina's colonial and antebellum periods, the area that we now know as Surfside Beach was a large indigo plantation. The "Ark", as it was called in the antebellum years, was located on the seaboard at the point where, as one was . . . — — Map (db m199461) HM
How I Remember It
by Louise Chestnut Squires
August 1980
"In the winter [in the 1920s] we moved into the old hotel which was located behind the huge sand dune that ran at that time from up at Lakewood Family Camp Ground down to what is now . . . — — Map (db m199460) HM
The Audio Visual Facility, building 502, at this location provided a complete line of audio visual services in support of all of the units on the base.
The facility was equipped with two darkrooms for photography work and had the capability to . . . — — Map (db m113446) HM
The Auto Craft Center, building 255, was located on Wainwright Boulevard, now Johnson Avenue. The building was constructed in 1962.
The Auto Craft Center offered a wide range of services and had a large selection of equipment and tools. The . . . — — Map (db m113445) HM
The Aircraft Avionics Maintenance shops, building 325, were housed in an environmentally controlled building near this location. The Avionics Squadron administrative offices were located in this building.
The shops contained a full complement . . . — — Map (db m113455) HM
The Base Civil Engineering Complex, building 219, was located within this area of The Market Common. It contained the Base Civil Engineering Administrative Offices, specialty maintenance shops and storage for material used in maintaining base . . . — — Map (db m113453) HM
Base Operations, building 362, housed the functions associated with the operations of transient aircraft arriving and departing the base.
It maintained a full complement of flight planning services for transient pilots, including a weather . . . — — Map (db m120777) HM
Base Supply, building 214, contained 154,000 square feet of space. This building housed the administrative offices of the Supply Squadron. It also provided storage for the hundreds of items used in carrying out all Base functions, as well as . . . — — Map (db m113444) HM
The four fighter squadrons of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing were intimately involved in the Cold War from the time the Wing became combat ready until it was deployed to the Pacific Theater during the Vietnam War. From 1958 through 1965, the Wing . . . — — Map (db m102071) WM
The Bowery--" The Eighth Wonder of the World®"--was built in 1944 by Jack Cook and Cooter Jennings. It was later owned by Dick and JoJo Layer. Victor Shamah has kept the legacy alive since 1981.
A popular honky-tonk, The Bowery, playing country . . . — — Map (db m237316) HM
Located across the street from the hospital on Pampas Drive, the bowling center, building 132, was constructed in 1961.
The center offered many hours of fun and relaxation. The 18-lane center offered league bowling each weekday evening, while . . . — — Map (db m113487) HM
General Howard was the only fighter pilot awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic combat flying in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
While flying his P-51 on a bomber escort mission near Berlin in 1944, he . . . — — Map (db m102039) WM
General Howard was the only fighter pilot awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic combat flying in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
While flying his P-51 on a bomber escort mission near . . . — — Map (db m113454) HM
General Hall served at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as Commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing during the period April 1984 to January 1986. He is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of . . . — — Map (db m102767) WM
General Jenkins served at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as Vice Commander and then Commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing from August 1987 to March 1990. He accumulated more than 3,100 flying hours in tactical fighter aircraft, including the . . . — — Map (db m102230) HM WM
General Jenkins served at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as Vice Commander and then Commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing from August 1987 to March 1990.
He accumulated more than 3,100 flying hours in tactical fighter aircraft, . . . — — Map (db m121751) HM
Brigadier General Thomas M. Knoles, a command pilot in the United States Air Force, was born in 1927 in Flagstaff, Arizona, and graduated from Flagstaff High School in 1945. He attended the University of Arizona prior to enlisting in the Army Air . . . — — Map (db m102100) WM
Brigadier General Thomas M. Knoles, a command pilot in the United States Air Force, was born in 1927 in Flagstaff, Arizona, and graduated from Flagstaff High School in 1945. He attended the University of Arizona prior to enlisting in the Army Air . . . — — Map (db m121702) HM
Brigadier General William Donald Curry Jr. was born in Minneapolis in 1926. He entered the service from Marshalltown, IA, during WWII and served as a B-24 Crew Chief until entering the US Military Academy. Upon graduation in 1950, he was . . . — — Map (db m121709) HM
Captain Paul Johnson of Dresden, Tennessee, was a pilot with the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, during the Desert Storm Combat Operations over Iraq. On January 21, 1991, Captain Johnson flying an A-10 was tasked with a . . . — — Map (db m102196) WM
Captain Stephen Phillis, a native of Rock Island, Illinois, was an A-10 pilot at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base during the time when the United States military was preparing for Operation Desert Storm in response to the lraqi occupation of Kuwait. . . . — — Map (db m102041) WM
Captain Stephen Phillis, a native of Rock Island, Illinois, was an A-10 pilot at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base during the time when the United States military was preparing for Operation Desert Storm in response to the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. . . . — — Map (db m113456) HM
Strengthen America by employing citizens to improve local infrastructure. That concept inspired President Franklin Roosevelt's Depression-era economic recovery program, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
In its nine years, its effort gave . . . — — Map (db m260159) HM
This is the site of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Chapel, building 112, located on what was then Third Street and Farrow Boulevard.
The Base Chapel program supported both Protestant and Catholic religious education programs and . . . — — Map (db m113486) HM
Chaplain Baldwin served as the Senior Installation Chaplain at Mytle Beach Air Force Base during the period June 1989 to 1992. During this period he also accompanied the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing on deployment to King Fahad International Airport, . . . — — Map (db m102237) HM WM
Charlie and Sarah Fitzgerald opened Charlie's Place as a supper club in 1937. It was a stop on the "Chitlin' Circuit," nightclubs where black entertainers such as Billie Holiday, the Mills Brothers, Little Richard, Ruth Brown, Otis Redding, and . . . — — Map (db m160868) HM
Chief Master Sergeant Gary Moser was raised in Raeford, North Carolina, and joined the United States Air Force in 1968. His early assignments included tours of duty in Thailand, Germany and North Carolina.
Chief Master Sergeant Moser served . . . — — Map (db m120864) HM
Chief Master Sergeant James Cope
Chief Master Sergeant James Cope was 1st Sergeant in the 356th Fighter squadron and the 354th Armament and Electronics Squadron. Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt) is the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the . . . — — Map (db m102231) HM WM
Chief Master Sergeant Jimmy E. Davis is a native of Georgetown County, South Carolina. He graduated from Winyah High School in Georgetown, South Carolina, and enlisted in the United States Air Force shortly thereafter. After completing basic . . . — — Map (db m102229) HM WM
CMSAF Murray served at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base from 1986-1992. During this period, he served as the non-commissioned officer in charge of the 356th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU) Support Section, the 56th Aircraft Generation Squadron . . . — — Map (db m120836) HM
In 1961, Dominican Republic Dictator Raphael Trujillo was assassinated. In the following years, turmoil and conflict were the order of the day on the island. President John F. Kennedy made it clear that it was time for democracy in the Dominican . . . — — Map (db m102073) WM
After its re-activation at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base in 1956, the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing achieved "combat ready" status on July 1, 1958. During the next eight years, in addition to maintaining tactical fighter squadrons on rotational duty . . . — — Map (db m102098) WM
Born December 1921 in Washington, D.C., Colonel Albert R. Neville entered military service in January 1940 as an enlisted man in the US Army. In 1941 he won a competitive appointment to West Point, graduating in 1945 with his wings.
He was . . . — — Map (db m121714) HM
Colonel Branch was born and raised in south Texas where he learned to fly in a Piper Cub. In 1951, he joined the United States Air Force and was commissioned and rated as pilot in 1952. He completed advanced training in the F-86 and was sent to . . . — — Map (db m102239) HM WM
Colonel Cook was born in Pennington, New Jersey, in 1921. He attended Randolph Macon Academy in Virginia and graduated Bucknell University in 1942. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1943. Upon . . . — — Map (db m102228) HM WM
Colonel Charles M. "Charlie" Thrash was stationed at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base on three different occasions. During these three tours he filled nearly every flying-related leadership position in the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing and amassed more . . . — — Map (db m102238) HM WM
Colonel Brown is a native of Elizabethtown, North Carolina. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1978.
After completing pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas, he was assigned to Myrtle Beach Air Force . . . — — Map (db m113440) HM
Colonel Forney was born June 1920 in Sioux Falls, SD where he attended Washington High School graduating in 1938. He received a degree in Business Administration in 1942 from the University of South Dakota.
In 1942 he was commissioned a . . . — — Map (db m121742) HM
Colonel Deville, was born and raised in Eunice, Louisiana, in the heart of Cajun country. He received his bachelor's degree in industrial technology from Louisiana State University and his masters in business management from Georgia College. . . . — — Map (db m102104) WM
Colonel Schneider was born in Passaic, NJ in September 1919. He attended Ohio State University in Columbus from 1938-1941. He entered aviation cadet training in December 1941 and attended primary flight training at King City, CA and basic flight . . . — — Map (db m121801) HM
Francis S. “Gabby” Gabreski was born and raised in Oil City, Pennsylvania, joined the Army Air Corps in 1940, and graduated from pilot training as a Second Lieutenant in March 1941. He was serving in Hawaii during the “Day of . . . — — Map (db m119903) HM
Francis S. “Gabby” Gabreski was born and raised in Oil City, Pennsylvania, joined the Army Air Corps in 1940, and graduated from pilot training as a Second Lieutenant in March 1941. He was serving in Hawaii during the “Day of . . . — — Map (db m121672) HM
Colonel Frank Scott was born in Greenville, NC in March 1919. He graduated from Belvior Folkland High School in Pitt County, NC and attended Carolina Teachers college at Greenville, NC prior to entering military service.
In October 1940 Col . . . — — Map (db m120775) HM
Colonel Herbert E. Ross was born in Stockton, CA, and attended the College of the Pacific from 1937-1940. He entered the Army Air Corps in 1940 as an aviation cadet. Receiving his Second Lieutenant’s commission and his pilot wings at Brooks Field, . . . — — Map (db m123186) HM
Colonel Joseph R. Nevers had an illustrious military career spanning 35 years. He was renowned as a fighter pilot having accumulated more than 7,700 flying hours in such aircraft as the F-86, F-100 and the F-104. In fact, his 4,885 flying hours in . . . — — Map (db m102299) HM WM
Colonel Joseph S. Barton was stationed at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base from August 1988 until the base closed in March 1992. His first association with the base was as an ROTC cadet from the University of Georgia at Summer Camp in the summer of . . . — — Map (db m119134) HM
Colonel Michael G. Filliman assumed Command of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing on October 25, 1974. He was assigned to the 354th as Vice Commander in June 1973. Prior to that Col Filliman served as Director of Assignments, Headquarters TAC, Langley . . . — — Map (db m123181) HM
Colonel Richard (Rick) H. McDow was the 354th Wing Commander tasked with closing out the flying operations at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. That phase of the base closure was successfully concluded when he led the last formation of four A-10 aircraft . . . — — Map (db m123185) HM
In April 1942, Robert G. Emmens was one of Jimmy Doolittle’s Tokyo Raiders as lieutenant and copilot in Crew No. 8. After dropping bombs on Tokyo, Emmens’ B-25 made it to a field outside of Vladivostok, Soviet Union, and was held captive by . . . — — Map (db m120837) HM
Major General Petit was born in July 1918 in Oxnard, CA and graduated from the University of Redlands in 1939 with a BA degree. He entered military service in early 1941 as an aviation cadet and received his pilot wings and commission as Second . . . — — Map (db m121680) HM
Captain Robert F. Pasqualicchio was part of the initial cadre that opened Myrtle Beach Air Base in 1956 and was the first commander of the newly formed 356th Fighter squadron of the 354th Fighter Group. He enlisted in the United States Army Air . . . — — Map (db m102232) HM WM
Colonel Styers served in the United States Air Force for 26 years retiring in September 1992.
In August 1995, Colonel Styers became the Executive Director of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Redevelopment Authority, established by the South . . . — — Map (db m113449) HM
Colonel Bosworth was born in Chicago, IL in January 1921. He is a graduate of The George Washington University with a BA in General Studies.
Commissioned in 1943, Col Bosworth is a command pilot with more than 4,500 hours flying time including . . . — — Map (db m121737) HM
Colonel Lewis was born on Christmas Eve 1919, in Superior, lowa. When the war broke out in Europe, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and then later transferred to the United States Army Air Corps. He was assigned to fly P-38 aircraft . . . — — Map (db m102298) HM WM
Colonel Lewis was born on Christmas Eve, 1919, in Superior, Iowa. When the war broke out in Europe, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force and then later transferred to the United States Army Air Corps.
He was assigned to fly P-38 aircraft . . . — — Map (db m121718) HM
Colonel Williams was born in Albany, GA in November 1918. He attended the University of Georgia where he received his BS in animal husbandry in 1940. He entered military service in 1941 as an aviation cadet and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant . . . — — Map (db m121711) HM
CCMSgt Bill Forbus, USAF (Retired) was stationed at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base from 1990-1992. Chief Forbus served as the Personnel Superintendent, 354th Combat Support Group, and later became Executive Officer to the Commander of the 354th . . . — — Map (db m120785) HM
The Commissary, building 228, was located
on Howard Boulevard. The building was constructed in 1959.
The Commissary was the winner of the
L. Mendel Rivers Award as the "Best Small Commissary" in the continental United States in 1986, offering a . . . — — Map (db m272105) HM
Crabtree gymnasium, building 256, is located on Meyers Avenue.
The building is named for Clem Gerald Crabtree who served as head of Morale, Welfare and Recreation at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. He died while still working there, and in 1982 . . . — — Map (db m113483) HM
By many accounts, the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the nearest the world has come to nuclear war. In the summer of 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev secretly decided to install intermediate range ballistic missiles in Cuba to counter an . . . — — Map (db m102069) WM
The Dental Clinic, building 334, was located on Phillis Boulevard. The building was constructed in 1956 and completely renovated in 1990. The clinic had an x-ray room and several examination rooms.
Dental care was provided at the dental clinic . . . — — Map (db m120832) HM
For more than a decade, the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron conducted routine A-10 training missions which included numerous deployments and exercises. That routine came to an abrupt end in August 1990, when the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing was . . . — — Map (db m102066) WM
This is the site of the former Dormitory Complex, buildings 241-249, which consisted of 10 dorms and a dining hall.
Seven three-story dormitories offered 74 rooms per building. Each housed approximately 140 bachelor airmen.
All dorms had . . . — — Map (db m120505) HM
Let this empty chair serve as a memorial to those who
served our great Nation, but have never returned to us.
They are Prisoners Of War and our Missing In Action
Dedicated to
City of Myrtle Beach
by
Rolling Thunder, Inc.
South . . . — — Map (db m102134) WM
On 19 November 1956, after more than 10 years of inactive status, the 354 Fighter Group was reactivated at Myrtle Beach AFB. The first maintenance training aircraft was flown in on 7 December 1956 by the Fighter Day Wing Commander, Colonel Francis . . . — — Map (db m23622) HM
The F-100 D/F was assigned to the 354th Fighter Day Wing, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, early in 1957. It continued to be flown by the Wing through many deployments around the world. The wing squadrons were sent to Vietnam with the F-100s. . . . — — Map (db m102154) WM
Battlefield tank-killer, heavily armored and built around a powerful 30 mm gun and its enormous munition drum. The large unswept wing, the two turbofan engines in pods on top of the fuselage, and twin tailfins are all designed to keep the A-10 . . . — — Map (db m23620) HM
The Family Support Center, building 231, was located near this spot within The Market Common area. Family Services provided services for families stationed at the base, to families living in the area whose sponsor had been reassigned, and to . . . — — Map (db m272104) HM WM
“Forgotten Warriors”
Honored by the Grand Strand
June 28, 2008
Wolmi-Do Island Pusan
Inchon Sudong
Seoul Chosin Reservoir
Korean Conflict
June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
Donated By
Rolling Thunder, Inc. . . . — — Map (db m102133) WM
The Wing renovated the World War lI era aircraft dispersal parking area that was located on the east side of the airfield. This area, called the Forward Operation Location Training Area (FOLTA), was very similar to the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty . . . — — Map (db m272108) WM
The Freedom Tree
With The Vision Of Universal Freedom
For All Mankind
This Tree Is Dedicated To
Maj. Anthony Shine
And All
Prisoners Or War
And
Missing In Action
1974 — — Map (db m102234) WM
General Bruce Carlson is a native of Hibbing, Minnesota, and is a graduate of the University of Minnesota. While at the University, he completed the Air Force ROTC (Reserve Officer's Training Corps) program as a distinguished graduate. After . . . — — Map (db m102192) WM
General Carns served at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as Commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing from March 1979 to October 1980. During this period, he developed and implemented a unique combat readiness training program centered on . . . — — Map (db m113438) HM
General Carns served at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as Commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing from March 1979 to October 1980. During this period, he developed and implemented a unique combat readiness training program centered on . . . — — Map (db m121686) HM
General Reed was born in Elkhorn City, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in international relations from Syracuse University, New York, in 1959 and a master of public administration degree from The George Washington University in 1965. . . . — — Map (db m113448) HM
General Reed was born in Elkhorn City, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in international relations from Syracuse University, New York, in 1959 and a master of public administration degree from The George Washington University in 1965. . . . — — Map (db m121802) HM
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