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By Brian Scott, August 9, 2009
The Doolittle Raiders Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Airport Boulevard near Air Commerce Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Columbia Army Air Base
Built during 1941 as the Lexington County Airport, this airfield became the Columbia Army Air Base shortly after the U.S. entered World War II in December, 1941. The base was used to train crews for
medium bombardment . . . — — Map (db m10680) HM |
| On Aviation Way at Lt. Col. Hiram Mann Drive, on the right on Aviation Way. |
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Walterboro Army Airfield In the late 1920's and 1930's, a rough landing strip was made on the farm of C.C. Anderson just outside Walterboro. Starting in 1941, as part of the World War II effort,The U.S. Government . . . — — Map (db m22479) HM |
| On North Lake Drive (State Highway 6), on the right when traveling south. |
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[Front]:
Lake Murray islands, most notably Lunch Island (since 1945 also called Bomb Island or Doolittle Island), Shull Island, and Dreher Island, were used as bombing ranges during World War II. B-25 crews from the Columbia Army Air . . . — — Map (db m21535) HM |
May. 3, 2024
