Building Rich Field

ID: 2107 ~ Source: Poage, William Robert "Bob," interviewed by Thomas L. Charlton and Phillip A. Thompson, March 15, 1979, in Waco, Texas, Baylor University Institute for Oral History. View Full Interview (Interview 2)
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Waco native and renowned politician William Robert "Bob" Poage recounts his role in helping to construct Rich Field when the United States entered World War I. He later enlisted in the Navy during the conflict.

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…