Maxwell Field, Alabama Headquarters S.E.A.A.F. Training Center

[Air Force] [World War II] [Maxwell Field] [Alabama]

Published by Air Force, Maxwell Field, Alabama, 1942

About this Item

Oblong stapled pictorial soft cover. Approximately 6" x 9". [30] pages. Contents full of black and white pictures of the headquarters, base, officers quarters, barracks, planes, mechanics, men at work, athletics, social activities, etc. One photograph shows a group of men in black face. One of the pictures shows men buying war stamps. No date listed. Officers named on the first page include Major General Ralph Royce A.C. and Colonel Elmer J. Bowling A.C. Inside the back cover is a place for autographs. There is no writing inside. Light wear to the booklet. Maxwell Field was founded in 1918. The site of Maxwell Field was selected by Wilbur Wright in 1910. It became the headquarters for the Southeast Army Air Forces Training Center. From wikipedia: .In the May 1942 organization of South West Pacific Area, [Major General] Royce became senior air staff officer, Allied Air Forces. He was promoted to major general in June 1942. Royce returned to the United States in September 1942 and assumed command of during World War II the South Eastern Training Center at Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama. He commanded the First Air Force from April to September 1943.[1].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Maxwell Field, Alabama Headquarters S.E.A.A.F. Training Center
• Publisher: Air Force, Maxwell Field, Alabama
• Publication Date: 1942
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very good