The news of his untimely passing has. Webhowever, it was world war ii that put abilene on the map. The arrival of camp barkeley and tye army air field in 1940 brought 1. 5 million soldiers as well as millions of dollars. Webupdate (2:40 p. m. Webaccording to the police, witnesses said jacob poor, 30, of abilene was walking eastbound when he was struck by an eastbound train. Webjacob poor was tragically struck and killed by a train on friday in abilene. According to the abilene police department (apd), poor, 30, was hit at about 10:30 a. m.
