The 305th Airdrome Squadron - Dalhart, TX
N 36° 03.686 W 102° 31.385
13S E 723087 N 3993602
A monument to the 305th Airdrome Squadron stands on the grounds of the Dallam County Courthouse, 414 Denver Avenue, Dalhart, TX. As the courthouse grounds span an entire block, note that the memorial is on the Denrock Avenue side.
Waymark Code: WMPT3T
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2015
Views: 6
There does not seem to be a concentrated amount of information about this unit, although there are plenty of books where they're mentioned, and many of their members are referenced on various Internet searches (Major Blakey is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines, and 1st Lt. Burt is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, TX.). The plaque on the memorial says:
MEMORIAL
To
The 305th Airdrome Squadron
Organized at Dalhart Army Air Base April 1943
Dedicated To
Our First Commander
Major Frank H. Blakey
Killed in New Guinea June 1944
And To
Our Last Commander
1st Lt. Joel D. Burt
World War II Service
Dalhart
New Guinea
Leyte Philippine Islands
Okinawa
Irumagawa Japan
Dedicated September 2001
Date of Dedication: 09/01/2001
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Accessible at all times, southwest corner of courthouse grounds
Location of waymark:
414 Denver Avenue
Dalhart, TX USA
79022
Commemoration: The 305th Airdrome Squadron
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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