World War II
192 Texas historical markers about World War II, in 92 counties. Nueces, Bexar, and Dallas counties have the most.
Grouped by the subject codes the Texas Historical Commission assigns to each marker.
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Anderson County 2
- Site of Palestine Service Men's Club, World War II 2006 Palestine
- Robert (Bob) Knight 2009 Palestine
Angelina County 1
- German POWs in the East Texas Timber Industry 2006 Lufkin
Armstrong County 2
- Charles H. Roan 1970
- Charles Howard Roan 1994 Claude
Bastrop County 2
- Camp Swift 1996 Elgin
- Rural Farms and Communities Before Camp Swift 2007 Sayersville
Bell County 5
- The 1st Cavalry Division 1976 Killeen
- Lt. Gen. Andrew Davis Bruce 1972 Killeen
- Nora Lee Mayhew Wendland 2011 Temple
- Oveta Culp Hobby and the Women's Army Corps 2007 Killeen
- Second Armored Division, U. S. Army 1975 Killeen
Bexar County 8
- "Kelly No. 2" Flight Line 1986 San Antonio
- Dodd Field (Fort Sam Houston) Enemy Alien Detention Station, World War II 2012 San Antonio
- First Officers Training Camp 1999 San Antonio
- Fort Sam Houston, 4th U.S. Army Headquarters Quadrangle 1964 San Antonio · Listed as missing
- Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright 2023 Terrell Hills
- Kelly Air Force Base 2001 San Antonio
- Station "X" 2018 San Antonio
- Stinson Airport 2001 San Antonio
Brazos County 2
- Bryan Air Force Base 2016 Bryan
- Texas A&M Corps of Cadets 1993 College Station
Brown County 2
- Prisoners of War at Camp Bowie 2006 Brownwood
- Site of World War II Camp Bowie 1968 Brownwood
Burleson County 2
- Burleson County in World War II 2008 Caldwell
- Thomas J. Gary 2002 Somerville
Calhoun County 1
- Calhoun County Participation During World War II 2012 Port Lavaca
Cameron County 2
- Fort Brown Cavalry Barracks 1987 Brownsville
- Harlingen Army Airfield and Harlingen Air Force Base 2004 Harlingen
Castro County 2
- P. O. W. Camp Chapel 1992 Dimmitt
- Prisoner of War Camp Chapel 1981 Dimmitt
Cherokee County 1
Childress County 1
- Childress Army Air Field 2022 Childress
Collin County 3
- Audie Murphy's Homecoming, June 15, 1945 2008 Farmersville
- Farmersville 1973 Farmersville
- Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp 1986 Princeton
Cooke County 2
- Site of Camp Howze 1982 Gainesville
- Lt. Col. Thadd Blanton 2020 Gainesville
Dallam County 1
- Dalhart Army Air Field 2009 Dalhart
Dallas County 8
- Eagle Ford Community 1989 Dallas
- Grand Prairie Airfield 1998 Grand Prairie
- Hensley Field 2000 Grand Prairie
- John Goodwin Tower 1998 Dallas
- Pike Park 1981 Dallas
- Samuel David Dealey, Jr. 2015 Dallas
- Seagoville Enemy Alien Detention Site, WWII 2012 Seagoville
- Temple Emanu-El Cemetery 1989 Dallas
Deaf Smith County 1
- Prisoner of War Camp Chapel 1982 Hereford
DeWitt County 2
El Paso County 3
- Bataan Memorial Trainway 2002 El Paso
- Biggs Army Airfield 2006 El Paso
- Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Site, WWII 2012 El Paso
Ellis County 1
- Jack Lummus 1999 Ennis
Fort Bend County 1
- Macario Garcia 2003 Rosenberg
Freestone County 1
- William Rufus Boyd, Jr. 1968 Teague
Galveston County 5
- Camp Wallace 1996 Hitchcock · Listed as missing
- Fort Travis 1993 Port Bolivar
- Japanese Settlers of Webster 2020 League City
- The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Marius Etienne Chataignon 1991 Galveston
- U. S. Naval Air Station (Blimp Base) 1989 Hitchcock
Gillespie County 2
- Birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN 1968 Fredericksburg
- Nimitz Hotel 1989 Fredericksburg
Gray County 2
- Site of Pampa Army Air Force Base 1982 Pampa
- World War II Prisoner of War Camp at McLean 1997 McLean
Grayson County 3
- Austin College 1970 Sherman
- Birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower 1962 Denison
- Perrin Air Force Base 1988 Sherman
Gregg County 3
- Big Inch Pipeline 1990 Longview
- Site of Harmon General Hospital 1976 Longview
- Harmon General Hospital Chapel 1997 Longview
Hale County 1
- Finney Field 2021 Plainview
Harris County 3
- Ellington Field 2006 Houston
- The Houston Light Guard 1982 Houston
- Humble Oil & Refining Company 1989 Baytown
Hays County 1
- The Calaboose 1990 San Marcos
Henderson County 1
- Mt. Providence Baptist Church 2012 Athens
Hidalgo County 2
- Moore Field 1981 Alton · Listed as missing
- Paris Gum Factory 2012 McAllen
Hunt County 5
- Audie Murphy 1973 Celeste
- Birthplace of Audie Murphy 1973 Kingston
- Birthplace of Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault 1968 Commerce
- Majors Army Airfield 1994 Greenville
- The Old Greenville Post Office 1975 Greenville
Jack County 1
- Mobilization Site of Lost Battalion 1968 Jacksboro
Jefferson County 3
- Early Texas Oil Pipelines 1966 Port Arthur · Listed as missing
- World War II Coastal Defenses at Sabine Pass 2003 Sabine Pass
- Site of World War ll Prisoner of War Camp 2000 China
Jones County 1
- Arledge Field 2005 Stamford
Karnes County 2
- Kenedy Alien Detention Camp Cemetery 2006 Kenedy
- Kenedy Enemy Alien Detention Site, World War II 2012 Kenedy
Kaufman County 1
- No. 1 British Flying Training School 2010 Terrell
Kinney County 1
- Fort Clark 1993 Brackettville
Kleberg County 1
- Kingsville Cotton Mill 1975 Kingsville
Lamar County 1
- Camp Maxey 1992 Paris
Lavaca County 2
- Cotton Grove Dance Floor and Store 2014 Moulton
- Moulton's World War II Observation Tower 2015 Moulton
Live Oak County 1
- Felix Longoria 2009 Three Rivers
Lubbock County 2
- Reese Air Force Base 1997 Lubbock
- South Plains Army Air Field 2010 Lubbock
Madison County 1
- Truman Kimbro 1994 Madisonville
Matagorda County 2
- Bay City U.S.O. Building 1999 Bay City
- Site of Camp Hulen 1997 Palacios
Maverick County 1
- Fort Duncan Infantry Barracks 1986 Eagle Pass
McCulloch County 1
- Curtis Airfield 1972 Brady
McLennan County 2
- Central Texas Baptist Sanitarium 2000 Waco
- Doris Miller 1992 Waco
Midland County 1
- Site of Old Midland Army Flying School 1968 Midland
Milam County 1
- George Sessions Perry 1992 Rockdale
Morris County 1
Nacogdoches County 3
- Camp Chireno, World War II P.O.W. Camp 2008 Chireno
- Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College During World War II 1999 Nacogdoches
- Women's Army Corps School 1994 Nacogdoches
Newton County 1
- Newton County Pre-War Maneuvers 2010 Newton
Nolan County 4
- Site of U. S. Army Air Corps Plane Crash 1999 Sweetwater
- W.A.S.P. (Women's Airforce Service Pilots) Training Base: Avenger Field 1972 Sweetwater
- W.A.S.P. Training Base: Avenger Field 1972 Sweetwater
- Women Airforce Service Pilots 1993 Sweetwater
Nueces County 11
- The American G.I. Forum 2008 Corpus Christi
- Flour Bluff Independent School District 2012 Corpus Christi
- General W.W. Sterling 1969 Corpus Christi
- Naval Air Station Corpus Christi 2010 Corpus Christi
- Robstown Labor Camp 2013 Robstown
- Travis Baptist Church 2011 Corpus Christi
- U.S. Coast Guard on Mustang Island 2008 Port Aransas
- USS Lexington 2021 Corpus Christi
- Ward Island Corpus Christi
- World War II Coastal Defenses at the Aransas Pass 2005 Port Aransas
- WWII Meeting of Presidents Camacho and Roosevelt 2021 Corpus Christi
Orange County 6
- Levingston Shipbuilding Company and Edward T. Malloy 2008 Orange
- Office of the Supervisor of Shipbuilding and Consolidated Steel Corporation 2008 Orange
- Riverside Addition: World War II Housing in Orange 2007 Orange
- U. S. S. Aulick 1993 Orange
- United States Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility 2008 Orange
- Site of World War II P. O. W. Camp 1991 Orange
Palo Pinto County 1
- Old Camp Wolters 1997 Mineral Wells
Parker County 1
- Jack Llewellyn Knight 1990 Cool Community
Polk County 1
- Texas Statesman William Pettus Hobby 1964 Moscow
Potter County 1
- General Ernest O. Thompson 1966 Amarillo
Presidio County 3
- Building 98, Fort D.A. Russell 2004 Marfa
- Fort D.A. Russell 1989 Marfa
- Site of Marfa Army Air Field 2007 Marfa
Randall County 1
Robertson County 1
- Camp Hearne, World War II Prisoner of War Camp 2003 Hearne
San Saba County 1
- Edwards-Smith-Ashley House 2020 San Saba
Schleicher County 1
- West Texas Woolen Mills 1995 Eldorado
Scurry County 1
- Company G 1984 Snyder
Shackelford County 2
- Lt. Col. William E. Dyess 2004 Albany
- Lt. Col. William E. Dyess 2004 Albany
Shelby County 1
- Camp Center, World War II Prisoner of War Camp 2008 Center
Smith County 2
- Camp Fannin 1989 Winona · Listed as missing
- Camp Fannin Internment Camp World War II P.O.W. Camp 2008 Winona · Listed as missing
Somervell County 2
- Somervell County Veterans 1962 Glen Rose
- Veterans of the Confederacy, Spanish American War, World War I and II 1962 Glen Rose
Swisher County 1
- Harman-Toles Elevator 1974 Happy
Tarrant County 6
- Ahavath Sholom Hebrew Cemetery 1992 Fort Worth
- Colonel Neel E. Kearby 2009 Arlington
- Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Plant No. 4 2008 Fort Worth
- Fort Worth Seaplane Facility 2016 Fort Worth
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford American Legion Post 379 2018 Bedford
- Lawrence Clifton Elliott 1991 Fort Worth
Taylor County 5
- 12th Armored Division at Camp Barkeley 1992 Abilene
- 45th Infantry Division at Camp Barkeley 1998 Abilene
- Camp Barkeley 1969 Caps
- Cornelia Clark Fort 2000 Merkel
- Lt. Col. William E. Dyess 2004 Abilene
Terrell County 1
- Dryden Intermediate Field Site 29 2008 Dryden
Tom Green County 1
- World War I Peace Monument 1997 Water Valley
Travis County 4
- Camp Mabry 1968 Austin
- Del Valle Army Air Base (Bergstrom Air Force Base) 2005 Austin
- The Railroad Commission of Texas 1966 Austin
- Victory Grill 2009 Austin
Uvalde County 1
- USS Uvalde 1986 Uvalde
Val Verde County 3
- Laughlin Army Air Field 2005 Del Rio
- Lt. Jack T. Laughlin 2005 Del Rio
- Military Aviation in Val Verde County 1981 Del Rio
Van Zandt County 1
- Elbert Gray 2011 Wills Point
Victoria County 2
- 201st Fighter Squadron, Mexican Expeditionary Air Force (The Aztec Eagles) 2007 Victoria
- Foster Army Air Field 2008 Victoria
Walker County 1
- Camp Huntsville, World War II Prisoner of War Camp 2006 Huntsville
Ward County 1
- Rattlesnake Bomber Base 1984 Pyote
Webb County 1
- Laredo Air Force Base 2007 Laredo
Wharton County 1
- Site of World War II Prisoner of War Camp 1991 Wharton
Wichita County 3
- Kell Field Air Terminal 1981 Wichita Falls
- Lost Battalion 1951 Wichita Falls
- Sheppard Air Force Base 2011 Wichita Falls
Wise County 1
- General Ernest O. Thompson 1972 Alvord
Wood County 1
- Rufus Cornelius Hickman 2017 Mineola
Zavala County 1
- Crystal City Family Internment Camp, World War II 2006 Crystal City