Kelly Field History

The Lackland Gateway Archives increased in size by more than 70% when the former Kelly Air Force Base ceased operations in 2001 and the entirety of the Kelly History Office was incorporated into the Lackland History office. The Kelly collection consists of of approximately 300K documents and photographs.

We are working to better index and digitize portions of the collection for placement on this site.

Kelly Field Panoramas
Group Personnel Photos
81st Aero Squadron, Kelly Field 31 Aug 1917

117th Aero Services Squadron - 20 April 1918

632d Aero Squadron, Kelly Field, 24 April 1918

Line 332 Training Camp #3, Kelly Field - April 1918

662d Aero Squadron circa 1918

40 AS circa 1918

Mechanics School 19 Mar 1920

20th Aerial Sq, 1st Bombardment, Kelly Field, 5 Feb 1921

464th Aero Sq. Kelly Field 12 Feb 1921

Engineering Personnel San Antonio Air Intermediate Depot 11 Aug 1922

San Antonio Air Intermediate Depot, Engineering Branch 1924

Motor Repair Shop Personnel, Camp Normoyle, 1926

42d School Squadron, Kelly Field, April 1930

Engineering Dep, Duncan Field, 15 Jul 1931

Company G, 2d Battalion Course F Quarter Master Transport School Normoyle QM Deport Mar 1942

Post Garage, Normoyle Motor Base, April 1942

School HQ Quarter Master Transport School, May 1942

HQ Det Quarter Master Transport School, July 1942

Ordnance Depot, April 1943

Co. G 2d Battalion Normoyle Ordnance Depot, July 1943

Normoyle Ordnance Automotive School Tech Training Branch - Jan 1944

Motor Transportation Pool, Normoyle Ordnance Automotive School, 21 Jan 1944

School HQ OAS Normoyle Ordnance Depot, Feb 1944

Quartermaster Personnel Normoyle Field, 11 Feb 1944

HQ Det 854th Specialized Depot Normoyle Field SA, TX 25 Mar 1944

#2 - Kelly Field ca 1944

The newspaper published on Kelly Field (San Antonio, Texas), began in 1918 and was called the "Kelly Field Eagle"

9 Jan 1919	16 Jan 1919	23 Jan 1919	30 Jan 1919
6 Feb 1919	13 Feb 1919	27 Feb 1919	20 Mar 1919
2 May 1918	9 May 1918	16 May 1918	25 May 1918
30 May 1918	6 Jun 1918	13 Jun 1918	20 Jun 1918
27 June 1918	4 Jul 1918	18 Jul 1918	25 Jul 1918
1 Aug 1918	8 Aug 1918	15 Aug 1918	22 Aug 1918
29 Aug 1918	5 Sep 1918	26 Sep 1918	24 Oct 1918
31 Oct 1918	7 Nov 1918	14 Nov 1918	21 Nov 1918
28 Nov 1918	5 Dec 1918	12 Dec 1918	19 Dec 1918
20 Feb 1918

Kelly Field began operations a few days before the United States entered WWI. From that time on, it has expanded to meet a varying number of missions that defined not only the installation, but generations of families in San Antonio.

Kelly Katies - Brief History

Lackland Gateway Collection: Kelly Field History

Kelly Field Photo Collections

Kelly Field Eagle Newspapers (Limited)

Kelly Field through time (Aerials)

Kelly Field