Nevada during World War II
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The U.S. state of Nevada went through a period of dramatic change during World War II that began immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in December 1941. The population of Neva
Air crewman at Tonopah Army Airfield in 1943.
Las Vegas Army Airfield in December 1942
The Hoover Dam, seen here in 1942, was protected by 800 men stationed at Camp Williston in Boulder City, Nevada.
The text of a monument in West Wendover, Nevada is a quote from President Harry Truman about the use of atomic weapons.
Tonopah Air Force Base
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Tonopah Air Force Base is a Formerly Used Defense Site in the USA that was a Tonopah Basin military installation until shortly after it was designated an Air Force Base in 1948. Two of the runways sti
1944 Tonopah AAFld after a $3,000,000 project was completed for runways, new aprons, new water storage tanks, additional quarters and barracks, a new post exchange, supply buildings, crash stations, warehouses, operations buildings, a hangar, a school building, and range facilities. Most construction was complete by the beginning of November 1943. World War II newspaper: Desert Bomber
Main gate at Tonopah AAF, 1944.