Oliver Theophilus Marfa Army Air Field


	Peg & Oliver Theophilus World War II	Cleveland, OH, Denver, CO, Santa Anna, CA, Marfa, Texas
"Bud" Theophilus with his Grandmother Mary Martin in 1942 and Ollie & Bud	Oliver and Peg (Martin's Mom & Dad at Camp Perry, OH in 1942	Ollie Theophilus, Denver 1942

On December 23, 1942 Ollie received a base pass at the Santa Anna Army Air Base while attending training • more about SAAAB	Link Trainer Facility at Santa Anna Army Air Base Bob Hope performing at SAAAB	Santa Anna Army Air Base, California
Ollie provided Link (blind flying or instrument flying at the Marfa Army Air Base during WW II.		1942 article about the US Army Air Corp link trainers
	Marfa Army Air Field Base Exchange building
	Marfa Army Air Field	WWII Marfa, Texas


Original gate in the snow		The former entrance gate to Marfa AAF, photographed in 2003 by Scott Murdock.
	(courtesy of Ms. C. Thompson of the Marfa Historical Society, via David Brooks)	(courtesy of Ms. C. Thompson of the Marfa Historical Society, via David Brooks)

	Theophilus family's World War II ration books	Marfa Army Air Base Headquarters WWII Compensation Notice

	Marfa Army Air Field Class Books
	Click on photo of class book to view pdf of the entire publication







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Cathedral Mountain was used as a reference point for the WW II pilots stationed at the Marfa Army Air Base. This is a photo taken of the mountain from Fort DA Russell. Alfred Arnold Cocozza better known as Mario Lanza was stationed at the Marfa Army Air Base during WW II. Back to Marfa	1980 Marfa Army Air Corps Link Letter Martin's Dad started the "Link Letter" to help keep folks who served at the Marfa Army Air Field in communication with each other. I am listing some of the names I found, hoping that may help others still connect. Peg & Oliver Theophilus, Doug McCulley, Walter T. Wilson, Al Raines, Jim Vizzini, Ed Stolzenburg, Ray Taylor, John Hofbauer, Bob Sterling, Bud Powers, Fritz Kahl, Joe Gugino, Gayhart Leland, Jesse newman, Bernal Slight, Valle Johnson, Al Renshaw, John D. Morgan, John G. Rueter, Ben Arndt, John Allen, Frank C. Bourne, Richard M. Knight, Al McGray, Wes Jungmeyer, Ollin Crichton, Max Hohlbaugh, George Larsen, Frank Reay, Pascoe Grant, Ray Taylor, Sam Kassel, Bob Joslin, Chester "Chet Bell", Francis Angelo, Ernie Dunaway, Lloyd Dias, Ben Freshman, Phil Schoppe and Stanley Linsted . Here is Oliver Theophilus 19880 MAAF Link Letter (click to enlarge)	1967 Lady Bird Johnson visit to the Big Bend, flying into the old Marfa Army Air Base For a short period, TransTexas Airline flew into the Marfa Army Airbase