| Dodd Army Airfield | |
|---|---|
| Part of I Troop Carrier Command | |
| San Antonio,Texas, USA | |
 Aerial photo of Dodd Army Airfield - 2006 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Military Airfield |
| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Location | |
  Dodd AAF | |
| Coordinates | 29°28′48″N098°25′48″W / 29.48000°N 98.43000°W /29.48000; -98.43000 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1911 |
| In use | 1911–1945 |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | I Troop Carrier Command |
Dodd Army Airfield was an airfield located within the current boundaries of Fort Sam Houston inSan Antonio, Texas. Dodd Field includes the area bounded on the north by Rittiman Road, on the west by Harry Wurzbach Memorial Highway, on the south by Winans (formerly Dashiell) Road and on the east by theFort Sam Houston Reservation boundary.
Known originally as Remount Station #1, the area was used as aU.S. Army Remount Service depot which supported the cavalry troops assigned to Fort Sam Houston. Aviation started at Dodd Field about 1915, and continued through the early years ofWorld War II. Most of the first aircraft assigned to the Army were based here with the1st Aero Squadron when it transferred from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1915. The squadron deployed in support of the1916–1917 Punitive Expedition into Mexico from the Remount Station. On 1 November 1916, the 3d Aero Squadron activated there and flew theCurtiss JN-4. The 3d departed the Remount on 5 April 1917 to establish a new airfield to the southwest of San Antonio. This new field became Kelly Field by the summer of 1917. DuringWorld War I, the aerodrome served as a supply depot.
Aviation returned to the airfield in June 1925, when the 12th Observation Squadron transferred there to support the 2d Division. On 10 May 1928, the field was designatedDodd Field in War Department General Order Number 5. It was named in honor of ColonelTownsend Foster Dodd, Air Service, who was killed in an aircraft accident on October 5, 1919 at Bustleton Field near Philadelphia. At the time, he was serving as Commander ofLangley Field,Virginia. The 12th remained at Dodd until 31 October 1931 when the squadron transferred to Brooks Field, south of San Antonio. In the 1930s, the Coast Guard briefly used Dodd for air support, and Kelly used the field to train bombardiers.
DuringWorld War II, the63d Troop Carrier Group basedC-47 Skytrain transport aircraft at Dodd Army Airfield from September though November 1942. The departure of the 63d ended flying operations at Dodd. In 1943, a prisoner of war camp was established there, and it held Axis POWs until 1946.
In 1949, Dodd was converted into a government housing area for Army personnel stationed at Ft. Sam Houston. The area eventually was absorbed into Fort Sam Houston.