Historical Marker Program

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Royal Air Force

Kay County
Location: in IOOF Cemetery on South Waverly Avenue in Ponca City
Topics: Industrial Period, 1941–1982; Military; Settlement Patterns; Social/Cultural; Territorial Period, 1861–1907; Transportation; Urban Development

England's Royal Air Force fliers trained in Ponca City as they prepared to defend the United Kingdom in World War II. The cemetery also contains a flagpole dedicated to Jack Barrington, an Englishman who trained in Ponca City, married a local girl, and returned to live out his life there. There is also a large memorial in the cemetery that honors men and women who served in the armed forces.