2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Company ▁K ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Camp ▁Joseph ▁T . ▁Robinson , ▁near ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁where ▁they ▁d ril led ▁for ▁eight ▁months . ▁ ▁The ▁S ik eston ▁Memorial ▁Municipal ▁Airport ▁ ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁opening ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Har vey ▁Park s ▁Airport . ▁Long ▁bar rack - style ▁buildings ▁were ▁constructed ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Institute ▁of ▁Aer onaut ics , ▁established ▁after ▁General ▁H ap ▁Arnold ▁asked ▁flight ▁training ▁operations ▁to ▁triple ▁their ▁en roll ments . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁ins pection ▁officials ▁arrived ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁flight ▁cad et ▁arriv ing ▁that ▁September . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁a ▁home ▁at ▁West ▁Glad ys ▁and ▁New ▁Madrid ▁streets ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁a ▁district ▁inf irm ary ▁in ▁coord ination ▁with ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁air ▁bar ra cks . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁flying ▁a ces ▁Robert ▁S . ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Harold ▁E . ▁Com stock ▁trained ▁at ▁this ▁location . ▁The ▁original ▁g ated ▁entrance ▁to ▁Har vey ▁Park s ▁Airport ▁now ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁V eter ans ▁Park . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II