Reese Air Force Base (Tex.)
Situated on 2000 acres and located 10 miles west of Lubbock, Texas, Reese Air Force Base was named after 1st Lt. Augustus F. Reese, Jr., a pilot from Shallowater, Texas, who was killed in a bombing raid in Italy on May 14, 1943. It was previously known as the Air Corps Advanced Flying School and the Lubbock Army Air Field. On September 1, 1949, the name was changed to Reese Air Force Base. The base's history extends from 1941-1997 and after 56 years of training pilots the base was forced to close due to federal budget cuts on military expenses.
The Handbook of Texas has published a more in-depth online biography of Reese Air Force Base at http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/search.html
From the guide to the Reese Air Force Base (Tex. ) Records, S 1258. 1., 1940-1997 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Civil Engineering Records, U 205. 3., 1946-1996 and undated | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University | |
| creatorOf | Reese Air Force Base (Tex. ) Records, S 1258. 1., 1940-1997 and undated | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University | |
| referencedIn | Board of Regents Records, U 30. 10., 1930-1993 and undated | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University | |
| referencedIn | Collection S 1751., 1972-2007 and undated | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University |
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| associatedWith | Texas Tech University | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Texas Tech University. Board of Regents | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Texas Tech University. Wind Science and Engineering Research Center | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Air Force | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army Air Forces | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army Air Forces. Flying Training Command | corporateBody |
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| Lubbock Army Air Field (Tex.) | |||
| Reese Air Force Base (Tex.) | |||
| Lubbock (Tex.) |
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| Aeronautics, Military |
| Air bases |
| Air pilots, Military |
| Air pilots, Military |
| Flight training |
| Military bases |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
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