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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM254F_mrs-wilma-hucks-tirrell_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
Among the unsung heroes were the civilians who worked at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. Mrs. Wilma Tirrell, also known as "Miss Wilma," is a native of Horry County who grew up on a tobacco farm about five miles south of Aynor. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253W_audio-visual-facility_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
The Audio Visual Facility, building 502, at this location provided a complete line of audio visual services in support of all of the units on the base.
The facility was equipped with two darkrooms for photography work and had the capability to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253U_law-center_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
The Law Center, building 234, was located in this area of The Market Common. It housed the Staff Judge Advocate and the lawyers assigned to the judge's staff. The building also contained the court room used in those cases involving trial by court …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253S_general-robert-h-reed_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
General Reed was born in Elkhorn City, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in international relations from Syracuse University, New York, in 1959 and a master of public administration degree from The George Washington University in 1965.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253R_base-civil-engineering-complex_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
The Base Civil Engineering Complex, building 219, was located within this area of The Market Common. It contained the Base Civil Engineering Administrative Offices, specialty maintenance shops and storage for material used in maintaining base faci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253Q_colonel-thomas-c-buddy-styers_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
Colonel Styers served in the United States Air Force for 26 years retiring in September 1992.
In August 1995, Colonel Styers became the Executive Director of the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base Redevelopment Authority, established by the South Caro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253P_brigadier-general-james-howell-howard_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
General Howard was the only fighter pilot awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic combat flying in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
While flying his P-51 on a bomber escort mission near Berli…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253O_avionics-maintenance_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
The Aircraft Avionics Maintenance shops, building 325, were housed in an environmentally controlled building near this location. The Avionics Squadron administrative offices were located in this building.
The shops contained a full complement o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253N_captain-stephen-richard-phillis_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
Captain Stephen Phillis, a native of Rock Island, Illinois, was an A-10 pilot at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base during the time when the United States military was preparing for Operation Desert Storm in response to the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM253C_general-michael-p-c-carns_Myrtle-Beach-SC.html
General Carns served at the Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as Commander of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing from March 1979 to October 1980. During this period, he developed and implemented a unique combat readiness training program centered on deploy…