Rich Field's Development

ID: 2128 ~ Source: Lockwood, Lee, interviewed by Thomas L. Charlton, June 12, 1974, in Waco, Texas, Baylor University Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview (Interview 2)
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Famous Waco businessman and banker's son Lee Lockwood describes the creation of Rich Field, the entertainment it provided, and even the requirements Waco had to meet to get the air field approved by the US War Department

This file appears in: Rich Field Army Air Base

By Anabel Burke
In the midst of war, some towns stay far removed from the action. For Waco in 1917, this was far from the case. Engineers and workers broke ground for Camp MacArthur training base in July, famously taking up over 10,700 acres of the small Texas…