Dodd Army Airfield

Dodd Army Airfield
Dodd Army Airfield
Part of I Troop Carrier Command
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Doddaaf-6jan1995.jpg
Aerial photo of Dodd Army Airfield - 6 January 1995
Type Military Airfield
Coordinates 29°29′N 98°26′W / 29.48°N 98.43°W / 29.48; -98.43Coordinates: 29°29′N 98°26′W / 29.48°N 98.43°W / 29.48; -98.43
Built 1911
In use 1911-1945
Controlled by United States Air Force
Garrison I Troop Carrier Command

Dodd Army Airfield was an airfield located within the current boundaries of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Dodd Field includes the area bounded on the north by Rittiman Road, on the west by Harry Wurzbach Memorial Highway, on the south by Winans (formerly Dashiell) Road and on the east by the Fort Sam Houston Reservation boundary.

History

Known originally as Remount Station #1, the area was used as a cavalry remount depot which supported the cavalry troops assigned to Fort Sam Houston. Aviation started at Dodd Field about 1915, and continued though the early years of World War II. Most of the first aircraft assigned to the Army were based here with the 1st Aero Squadron when it transferred from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1915. The squadron deployed in support of the 1916-1917 Punitive Expiditon into Mexico from the Remount Station. On 1 November 1916, the 3d Aero Squadron activated there and flew the Curtiss JN-4. The 3d departed the Remount on 5 April 1917 to establish a new airfield to the southwest of San Antonio. This new field became Kelly Field by the summer of 1917. During World War I, the aerodrome served as a supply depot.

Aviation returned to the airfield in June 1925, when the 12th Observation Squadron transferred there to support the 2d Division. On 10 May 1928, the field was designated Dodd Field in War Department General Order Number 5. It was named in honor of Colonel Townsend Foster Dodd, Air Service, who was killed in an aircraft accident on October 5, 1919 at Bustleton Field near Philadelphia. At the time, he was serving as Commander of Langley Field, Virginia. The 12th remained at Dodd until 31 October 1931 when the squadron transferred to Brooks Field, south of San Antonio. In the 1930s, the Coast Guard brifely used Dodd for air support, and Kelly used the field to train bombardiers.

During World War II, the 63d Troop Carrier Group based C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft at Dodd Army Airfield from September though November 1942. The departure of the 63d ended flying operations at Dodd. In 1943, a prisoner of war camp was established there, and it held Axis POWs until 1946.

In 1949, Dodd was converted into a government housing area for Army personnel stationed at Ft. Sam Houston. The area eventually was absorbed into Fort Sam Houston.

An extensive history can be found on the Fort Sam Houston website

See also

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Texas World War II Army Airfields — Infobox Military Structure name=Texas World War II Army Airfields partof = World War II location= coordinates= caption= type=Army Airfields code= built=1940 1944 builder= materials= height= used= 1940 Present demolished= condition= ownership=… …   Wikipedia

  • List of World War II topics (D) — # D 10 tank gun # D 8 Armored Car # D Day 1 # D Day (game) # D Day Dodgers # D Day Museum # D Day the Sixth of June # # D Day # D. C. Stephenson # D. C. Wimberly # D. Robinson # D. V. Peyton Ward # Döme Sztójay # Džafer beg Kulenović # Dachau… …   Wikipedia

  • George McGovern — George S. McGovern United States Senator from South Dakota In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1981 Preceded by …   Wikipedia

  • Birmingham International Airport (U.S.) — Infobox Airport name = Birmingham International Airport image width = 250 caption = USGS aerial photo as of March 6, 1997 IATA = BHM ICAO = KBHM FAA = BHM type = Public owner = Birmingham Airport Authority operator = city served = Birmingham,… …   Wikipedia

  • List of World War II topics (B) — # B 17 Flying Fortress (video game) # B 17 Flying Fortress # B 17, Queen of the Skies # B 24 Liberator # B 29 Superfortress # B Reactor # Błyskawica radiostation # Błyskawica submachine gun # Børge Mathiesen # BA 10 # BA 11 # BA 20 # BA 21 # BA… …   Wikipedia

  • United States Bullion Depository — The United States Bullion Depository, commonly called Fort Knox, is a fortified vault building located near Fort Knox, Kentucky which is used to store a large portion of United States official gold reserves, as well as from time to time, other… …   Wikipedia

  • Der Kommandeur (Film) — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Der Kommandeur Originaltitel Twelve O Clock High …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle — Infobox Weapon name=Bushmaster caption=A Bushmaster with the Australian Al Muthanna Task Group in Iraq origin=AUS type=MRAP Cat. II service= 1998 Present used by=Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Netherlands Army, South… …   Wikipedia

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion — Part of the Cold War Map showing the location of the Bay of Pigs …   Wikipedia

  • Desmond Arthur — Desmond Lucius Studdert P. P. Arthur Born 31 March 1884(1884 03 31) O Brien s Bridge, County Clare, Ireland Died 27 May 1913(1913 05 27) (aged 29) Lunan Bay near Montrose, Angus, Scotland …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”