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The history of New Mexico during World War II is characterized by dramatic and lasting changes to its economy, society, and politics. The state played a central role in the American war effort, contributing a disproportionately high number of servicemen and natural resources; [1] most famously, it hosted the sites where the world's first nuclear weapon was designed, developed, and tested.
Hobbs Army Airfield was decommissioned by the United States Air Force on 5 May 1948 and the land reacquired by the City of Hobbs, New Mexico later that year. By the 1960's the airport became the Hobbs Municipal Airport however commercial airline activity was operated through the Hobbs Lea County Airport a few miles south.
Camp Albuquerque was an American World War II POW camp in Albuquerque, New Mexico that housed Italian and German prisoners of war. From this branch camp, the POWs did mostly farm labor, from 1943 to 1946. Most of these POWs were transferred from Camp Roswell, which was a base or main POW camp for New Mexico.
During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) established numerous airfields in New Mexico for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers. Most of these airfields were under the command of Fourth Air Force or the Army Air Forces Training Command (AAFTC). However the other USAAF support commands (Air Technical ...
Guests for the Duration, World War II and the Crew of the S.S. Columbus: Historical Archaeological Investigation of the Fort Stanton Internment Camp (1941-1945). Eastern New Mexico University. Fiset, Louis (Spring 2001). "Return to Sender: U.S. Censorship of Enemy Alien Mail in World War II". Prologue Magazine. 33 (1).
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The wing was a World War II Command and Control organization which supported Training Command Flight Schools in the southwestern United States, primarily in New Mexico. The wing controlled fight schools primarily instructing in advanced (Phase III) two and four engine training, along with bombardier training and before June 1944, glider training.
Walker Air Force Base is a closed United States Air Force base located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Roswell, New Mexico. It was opened in 1941 as an Army Air Corps flying school and was active during World War II and the postwar era as Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF).