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Barron Field

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Oak Grove Rd. and Everman Rd., Everman, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 37' 34.88916", -97° 18' 21.785112"
 
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     One of three World War I fight training centers in the Ft. Worth area, Taliaferro Field No. 2 was built on this site in Nov. 1917. First used by Canadian cadets, it was occupied in April 1918 by American military units. In May, the facility was renamed Barron Field for Cadet Robert J. Barron, who was killed at another flying school. Covering over 600 acres, the camp housed as many as 150 officers and 900 enlisted men. Barron Field sent six Air Squadrons to France before the war ended, Nov. 11, 1918. The training facility closed in 1921, and today only the munitions building remains. (1976)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Barron Field Historical Marker Location Map, Everman, Texas