It was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entry into World War I in April 1917.

2 was used by the Royal Flying Corps from October 1917 to April 1918 as a training field for American and Canadian pilots.

[2] Construction on Taliaferro Field #2 began in September 1917, with the first trainees arriving in November to a very crude facility.

Barron Field was located south of Everman Parkway and west of Oak Grove Road.

One small building, used for munitions, has survived, and today a Texas historical marker is located at the site on the west side of Oak Grove Road.