The Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum is located within the grounds of the Natrona County International Airport, located eight miles west of Casper, Wyoming. The airport occupies the site of the former Casper Army Air Base, constructed during the Second World War.
The Airbase embraced 2,902 acres and over 400 buildings were constructed. Construction began in April 1942 and the base was activated on 1 September 1942.
The base was used to give B-17 and B-24 bomber crews their final training prior to being sent overseas for combat missions.
The base reached its maximum size in August 1944 when 3,993 military personnel and 922 civilians occupied the facility. A total of 17,000 men and women trained here.
The base was deactivated on 7 March 1945 and ceded to Natrona County on 6 November 1949. The Casper Army Air Base was enrolled on the National Register of Historic Places on 2 August 2001.
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