Texas (updated 11/15/18)

Austin:

 Penn Field

Dallas/Fort Worth:

 

A map of the DFW area air fields.

Barron Field (Everman)
(added 11/15/18)

Camp Bowie (Fort Worth)
(updated 11/15/18)

 Camp Bowie was one of 16 National Guard tent camps, and saw no WWII reuse. As one can see, Camp Bowie was comparable in size to Fort Worth at the time. This Camp Bowie is not to be confused with another Camp Bowie which opened in Brownwood, TX during WWII. (Doing searches for "Camp Bowie" and trying to get separate information between the two sites with the same name can be very trying.)

Carruthers Field  (Benbrook)
(added 11/15/18)

  Camp Dick (Dallas)

Camp Dick used the Dallas Fairgrounds.

Love Field (Dallas)
(added 11/15/18)

Unlike many other fields in Texas, Love Field got some love, and did see re-use during WWII. In fact, it's the busiest civilian airport that was founded during the WWI era. Southwest Airlines got their start here.

Taliaferro Field (Hicks)
(added 11/15/18)

El Paso: 

Ft. Bliss

Circa 1907.

The base Since WWI, Ft. Bliss has grown exponentially acreage wise, and now extends well beyond Texas into New Mexico. It is active base that has boot camp, and trains soldiers in air defense with anti-aircraft weapons.

Houston/Galveston:

Ft. Crockett

Ellington Field
(added 11/15/18)

Camp Logan

Camp Logan was one of 16 National Guard tent camps. It didn't see any WWII reuse. But it had racial riots because of black soldiers being targeted by Houston's finest.

Park Place Aviation Depot

Ft. San Jacinto 

Ft. Travis

Rio Grande Valley area:

Due to the Mexican Revolution, incursions along the border were common. Thus, the United States build up a lot of posts along the border.  (Many of which do not show up on WWI base maps.) The major factor that got the United States to go from being "neutral" to an active participant in the war, was an intercepted telegram from Germany (to Mexico) offering financing to Mexico to invade the United States. After that, all bets were off!

Ft. Brown

Circa 1907.

The Fort was originally named Fort Texas and was established along the border in 1846. It was re-named after Army Officer Jacob Brown who stationed at the Fort  and fought against the Mexican Army after they crossed the Rio Grande in April 1846. The fort also saw use during WWII and hosted the 12th Calvary from WWI to 1941.

After WWII, Fort Brown was declared surplus and was disposed of. The main historical core now sits on what is the University of Texas Pan American.

 
Ft. Clark

Camp Dolores

 

Ft. McIntosh

Ft. Ringold

San Antonio:

Brooks Field

Stinson Field is the only one left with aviation activity today.

Brooks in the early 1920s.

Brooks Field, circa 1924.

Brooks field started off being known as "Kelly Field No. 5". The Air Force retained Brooks until a base closure round in 2005. It has a very interesting history. For example, Johnny Cash trained there in 1950. And, in John F. Kennedy's last official act as president, he dedicated a medical building before he was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. It was last known as "Brooks City Base". Flying operations ceased in the 1960s.

Kelly Field  

Kelly Fields 2 and 3.

 Circa 1920s

The Air Force retained Kelly until the 1995 BRAC round. It is also one of the largest Air Force bases to ever close. Today Lackland Air Force Base shares the runway with Kelly Global Port, a civilian airport. In fact, Kelly Field is among a minority of WWI era fields where aviation has survived!

Fort Sam Houston

Fort Sam Houston was named after the first president of the Republic of Texas. Ft. Sam eventually absorbed the national army training base Camp Travis and is still part of the base today.  It appears that none of the Salado Creek Drill Grounds were absorbed. But the vast majority of S.C.D.G and Remount Station No. 2 are now part of the million plus resident city San Antonio.  The first official army flight occurred at Fort Sam Houston in 1911. 

Camp Travis

(updated 11/15/18)

Camp Travis was one of 16 National Army cantonments. It was originally called Camp Wilson named after President Woodrow Wilson who had campaigned for election in 1916 to "keep us out of the War". He lied. The Camp was subsequently renamed after Alamo hero William B. Travis. It hosted the 90th Infantry Division consisting of troops from Oklahoma and Texas.  At its peak the camp consisted of  18,290 acres. The main part of the camp abutting Fort Sam Houston consisted of 5,730 acres.

Camp John Wise
(added 11/15/18)

Camp John Wise was named after aviation pioneer John Wise who set a distance record in an air balloon in 1869.  It was a balloon training base consisting of 261 acres. Troops were quartered at nearby Fort Sam Houston. It appears that it did not see any WWII reuse.

San Antonio Arsenal

San Antonio Arsenal was founded in 1859, and was occupied by Confederate forces during the Civil War. Afterwards, the U.S. Government regained control and slightly enlarged it for WWI. By the end of the war, there were 38 buildings. Not only during WWI was it a major supply center, During WWII it was also very busy. In 1949, it was declared surplus.

Camp Stanley

It was named after Brigadier General Davis Stanley. During WWI it first served as a sub post for the San Antonio Arsenal. Then in 1922 it was a training area for Camp Travis.  Today, it is the Leon Springs Military Reservation. 

Waco:

Camp MacArthur

Rifle Range of Camp MacArthur circa 1918.

Camp MacArthur was one of 16 National Guard tent camps.It was named after General Arthur MacArthur, who was the father of WWII hero Douglas MacArthur.  It consisted of 10,699 acres. It did not see any WWII reuse.  It hosted the 32nd Division. Draftees came from Michigan and Wisconsin.  The base closed on March 7, 1919. It was ordered salvaged to provide material to improve some posts along the Mexican border.

Rich Field

This is among the majority of WWI air fields there is no civilian aviation reuse today.  It was adjacent to Camp MacArthur. It did see some use during WWII as a contract school. A high school now sits on the property. It was called "Richfield" High School before being changed to Waco High School.

Wichita Falls:

Call Field