Base · World War II · 1942–1945
Lubbock Army Air Field
Advanced twin-engine pilot school on the South Plains, later Reese Air Force Base.
History
Reese Air Force Base was a former U.S. Army Air Base located near Lubbock, Texas. It was closed in 1997 and its grounds taken over by the Reese Technology Center. Reese Air Force Base began as the Lubbock Army Air Corps Advanced Flying School in 1942. It was renamed Lubbock Army Flying School in 1943 and then Lubbock Army Airfield later that same year. In 1949, it was renamed Reese Air Force Base in honor of a local West Texas pilot, Augustus F. Reese Jr., who was killed in a bombing raid over Italy during World War II.
Text adapted from Wikipedia: Reese Air Force Base (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Timeline
- 1942Opens as the Lubbock Army Air Corps Advanced Flying School.
- 1943Renamed Lubbock Army Flying School, then Lubbock Army Airfield later that year.
- 1949Renamed Reese Air Force Base in honor of West Texas pilot Augustus F. Reese Jr.
- 30 September 1997Base closes; the grounds become the Reese Technology Center.
Did a relative serve at Lubbock Army Air Field? A report can show the dates and pages that place them there. Records that place a person at a base are muster rolls, morning reports, unit rosters or discharge papers; a base history alone doesn't prove someone took part in an event.