00171871
2693-1
UNCLASSIFIED
2431182
04-01-1944
2431303
07-31-1944
EPHRATA ARMY AIR BASE WA
HISTORY
282.76-6
0000004988
B2182
926
1201
275
40
2446668
08-25-1986
PURPOSE OF BASE WAS TO TRAIN FIGHTER PILOTS FOR COMBAT DUTY. 430 ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT (FIGHTER REPLACEMENT TRAINING) WAS ESTABLISHED 1 APR 44 WITH COL J. C. CROSTHWAITE AS COMMANDER. ON 3 MAY 44 COL HENRY G. THORNE ASSUMED COMMAND OF AIR BASE. ON 1 MAY 44 EPHRATA ARMY AIR BASE ACQUIRED TWO AUXILIARY FIELDS, YAKIMA ARMY AIR BASE WA AND WENATCHEE ARMY AIR FIELD WA. CONTAINS MONTHLY NARRATIVE HISTORIES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.
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