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Greetings from Bergstrom Army Air Field, Del Valle Army Air Base, Austin, Texas, circa 1943

Subjects
AviationMilitary Branches & Training CampsWorld War II
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Greetings from Bergstrom Army Air Field, Del Valle Army Air Base, Austin, Texas, circa 1943, Mrs Howard Mead, NJ, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Greetings from Bergstrom Army Air Field, Del Valle Army Air Base, Austin, Texas, circa 1943, Mrs Howard Mead, NJ, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A patriotic red, white and blue greeting card for Bergstrom Army Air Field, showing a twin-engine transport plane, the winged-star insignia of the U.S. Army Air Forces, a blue star and an eagle emblem on a ribbon reading "Vincit Qui Primum Gerit." The base opened in 1942 southeast of Austin as Del Valle Army Air Base and was renamed Bergstrom Army Air Field in 1943 for Capt. John A. E. Bergstrom, the first Austin pilot killed in World War II. It trained troop carrier crews under the I Troop Carrier Command during the war, later became Bergstrom Air Force Base, and its site is now Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

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PublisherColourpicture Publishers, Inc.
Greetings from DEL VALLE ARMY AIR BASE BERGSTROM ARMY AIR FIELD 1 Troop Carrier Command AUSTIN, TEXAS VINCIT QUI PRIMUM GERIT A-13 16227 --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE DISTRIBUTED BY THE HAUSLER-KILIAN CIGAR & CANDY CO., AUSTIN, TEX. A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, CAMBRIDGE, MASS., U. S. A.
Addressed to
Mrs Howard Mead

Box 271, Pennsgrove, NJ

FromMinnie Raynor, Wilmington, DE

Postcard record

PublisherColourpicture Publishers, Inc.
SeriesA-13
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs Howard Mead, Box 271, Pennsgrove, NJ
Place mentionedAustin, TX
PublisherColourpicture, Cambridge, MA
Place sent fromMinnie Raynor, Wilmington, DE
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; printed card numbers A-13 (lower left) and 16227 (lower right); no white border. No postmark (card appears unmailed). Divided-back linen-era card with handwritten date "July-1-1945"; distributed by Hausler-Kilian Cigar & Candy Co., Austin, Tex. Light edge wear and toning.

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Greetings from Bergstrom Army Air Field, Del Valle Army Air Base, Austin, Texas, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-bergstrom-army-air-field-del-valle-army-air-b. Accessed October 25, 2026.