LETTER #2 December 22, 1943
Uncle Louie arrives at Gulf Port Field in Mississippi to begin his training.
According to Wikipedia: "The airport was originally constructed in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base for Air Corps Flying Training Command. Gulfport Army Airfield opened on 7 July, and the Eastern Technical Training Command conducted technical training and basic training until transferred to Third Air Force on 31 March 1944 with joint use by Technical Training Command for marine training of Emergency Rescue School (3d Air Rescue Group) located at Keesler Army Airbase. With the end of the war and the drawdown of the military, Gulfport AAF was placed into reserve status on 31 January 1946."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfport-Biloxi_International_Airport
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| "Airplane mechanics get hands-on training at Gulfport Field in Gulfport Mississippi during WWII on this early 1940s." |
Very cool! He was travelling for awhile. He must have been very tired, but of course wouldn't say so! That must have been a hard first Christmas for them being apart and with the war. I love the picture you included!
ReplyDeleteYes, it was a good find because the photo was right in that same timeframe and colorized!
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