Camp John Wise

Camp John Wise is a former United States Army military garrison, located in San Antonio, Texas.

The airfield was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established in 1918 after the United States entry into World War I.

[1] It named for John Wise of Philadelphia, a pioneer balloonist who constructed a balloon in which he set a world distance record in 1869.

The facility was located on 261 acres of leased land four miles north of downtown San Antonio.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency 29°25′26″N 98°29′36″W / 29.42389°N 98.49333°W / 29.42389; -98.49333 (Camp John Wise)