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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen`s Dormitory, 1470 Luke St Blackhawk, Meade County, SD
The Airmen`s Dormitory was one of seventeen dormitories built in 1951 to house 74 men each. It represents Ellsworth`s significant growth in both size and function during the Cold War era. Ellsworth, one of the Air Force`s major bomber bases at that time, served as a repository of a large portion of the nation`s nuclear weapons arsenal, and became home to a nuclear missile wing.
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Airmen`s Dormitory, 1470 Luke St Blackhawk, Meade County, SD
The Airmen`s Dormitory was one of seventeen dormitories built in 1951 to house 74 men each. It represents Ellsworth`s significant growth in both size and function during the Cold War era. Ellsworth, one of the Air Force`s major bomber bases at that time, served as a repository of a large portion of the nation`s nuclear weapons arsenal, and became home to a nuclear missile wing.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
