Shaw Air Force Base is the home of the 9th Air Force Headquarters and the 20th Fighter Wing, which is the largest combat F-16 fighting wing.Shaw Air Force Base was named after U.S. pilot, 1st Lt. Ervin David Shaw. While returning from a reconnaissance mission in France during World War One, Lt. Shaw was attacked by three enemy fighter planes. He shot one of them down before being shot down himself. - April 02, 2024
David Grossman’s father’s parents immigrated to America from an area of Eastern Europe called White Russia, or Belarus. He is not sure when his grandparents came through the Port of
David Grossman’s father’s parents immigrated to America from an area of Eastern Europe called White Russia, or Belarus. He is not sure when his grandparents came through the Port of
This issue of Reflections focuses on the introduction of the glider into military applications. Several men assigned to this new weapon completed their training at Shaw Field before enlisting in the glider pilot school at Twenty-Nine Palms, …
Waiting in line in a traffic stop during ongoing repairs to the present Wateree River Bridge from Camden to Lugoff, I reflected on present and historical importance of that transportation