Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Newspapers.....Airfield, 1942 

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"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 25, No. 27, Thurs., Sep. 17, 1942, p. 1 

Land Is Taken For Airfield In Isle of Wight 

  The United States Government, by condemnation, took possession Friday of a 
tract of 118 acres of land in Isle of Wight County near Franklin, to be used 
in connection with the extension of the Franklin airfield. 

  The papers were filed in the Eastern Virginia United States District Court 
and signed by Judge Robert N. Pollard. 

  The Town of Franklin has leased the Franklin Municipal Airport to the United 
States Navy Department, which will use the port as an auxiliary flying field. 

  The land condemned is understood to be between the Suffolk and Windsor 
highways. 


*Additional information: 

The Franklin Municipal Airport was re-named in honor of a Army Capt. 
   John Beverly Rose, who was killed 29 Jun 1964 in a helicopter crash at 
   Ft. Belvoir, Fairfax Co.  An article ("Suffolk News-Herald," Oct. 25, 1964, 
   pp. 1 & 2) on the ceremony is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/news/19641025nh.txt 

He is buried with his parents in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery, 
   near Carrsville.  Beaver Dam list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #42: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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