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Call Field Memorial

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     Established one mile west of here in 
1917 for the purpose of training cadets 
and enlisted men in the service of aviation.

     Strength: One hundred officers, nine 
hundred and thirty enlisted men and 
numbers of cadets, quartered in forty
six buildings.

     The elementary and advanced training 
of its men contributed greatly to the 
development of the U.S. Army Air Service 
during and after the World War 1914 - 1918.

     To its memory, to the memory of those 
thirty-four men killed in training, and 
to the memory of their efforts to help 
preserve the peace and safeguard the 
welfare of mankind this memorial is 
solemnly dedicated. 

      Located at the front of the Wichita Falls Regional Airport, GPS coordinates 33-degrees 57' 51.9"   98-degrees 29' 30.3".
      For more information about Call Field at the Handbook of Texas Online, click the button below.
Call Field

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