Wyoming Trivia (Renamed) (Cheyenne, Casper, Cody: beaches, fun things to do, warm)

[ElkHunter]

Located at the Natrona County International Airport
3740 Jourgensen Avenue
Casper, Wyoming 82604

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.

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Located at the Natrona County International Airport
3740 Jourgensen Avenue
Casper, Wyoming 82604

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.

You got it ElkHunter.

Here some more information I found interesting.

The Museum Building The building that now houses the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum was originally the Servicemen's Club for enlisted personnel. It is the most interesting of the approximately 100 Second World War buildings that are still perserved at the airport.
It contains 15 wall murals that depict aspects of Wyoming history. The murals were painted over an eight month periord by four enlistd men, only one of which had some previous training in art. The murals were dedicated in June 1944.
All four men, prior to painting, conducted historic research at the local library. No one was a Wyoming native. Because no paint was available, the men made their own from combining materials such as red soil with a fixative.
Repair work and refurbishing of the museum building was conducted during 2003 and 2004, with the use of money contributed by the Natrona County One Cent Sales Tax Commision.
When the building was originally built in 1942, it was considered to have a life span of five years.

Wyoming War Dead (http://sunupridge.com/HonoredDead.htm - broken link)

Engagement - Lost from Wyoming

Battle of Platte Bridge Station 39

Spanish American War 13

World War One 130

World War Two 822

Korean War 58

Vietnam War 140

Iraq and Afghanistan 13

Total 1,215

[ElkHunter]

To our fallen:

Iraq
Pfc. James J. Arellano, 19
1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Died of injuries suffered when his patrol encountered enemy forces using roadside bombs and small arms fire in Baghdad, Iraq, on August 17, 2006

Staff Sgt. Brian D. Bland, 26
Company C, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Weston, Wyoming
Died when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter he was in crashed near Ar Rutba in western Iraq on January 26, 2005

Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Burns, 20
Company A, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
Laramie, Wyoming
Died as the result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq, on November 11, 2004

Spc. Jason J. Corbett, 23
1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
Casper, Wyoming
Died of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations in Karma, Iraq, on January 15, 2007

Staff Sgt. David D. Julian, 31
1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division
Evanston, Wyoming
One of five soldiers killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near them as they patrolled in Baghdad, Iraq, on March 10, 2008

Staff Sgt. Brian M. Long, 32
2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
Burns, Wyoming
Died of wounds suffered from an explosive ordnance in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 10, 2007

Capt. Robert L. Lucero, 34
Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division Rear Area Operations Center, Wyoming Army National Guard
Casper, Wyoming
Killed when he was struck by a homemade bomb in Tikrit, Iraq, on September 25, 2003

Pfc. Joseph P. Mayek, 20 Company C, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Killed when he was struck by an armor-piercing round fired by a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Iraq on April 14, 2003

Pvt. Scott A. Miller , 20
5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
Casper, Wyoming
Died of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire in Baquba, Iraq, on June 9, 2007

1st Lt. Leif E. Nott , 24
1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Cheyenne, Wyoming
Killed in a small-arms attack at a tactical operations center in Belaruz, Iraq on July 30, 2003

Staff Sgt. Tyler E. Pickett, 28
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
Saratoga, Wyoming
Died of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy forces using roadside bombs in Kirkuk Province, Iraq, on June 8, 2008

Sgt. Brendon C. Reiss, 23
Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
Natrona, Wyoming
Killed in action during combat operations near Nasiriya, Iraq, on March 23, 2003

Staff Sgt. Theodore A. Spatol, 59
1041st Engineer Company, Wyoming Army National Guard
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Became ill in Iraq and died of a non-combat related illness in Thermopolis, Wyoming, on December 14, 2006

Staff Sgt. Ryan L. Zorn, 35
1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division
Upton, Wyoming
Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over in Tal Afar, Iraq, on November 16, 2009

Afghanistan

Spc. Jonn J. Edmunds, 20
Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Killed when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter he was in crashed in Pakistan on October 19, 2001

Capt. Bruce E. Hays, 42
Wyoming Joint Forces Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard
Cheyenne, Wyoming
One of four soldiers killed when their vehicle encountered a roadside bomb in Gerdia Seria, Afghanistan, on September 17, 2008

Lt. Col. Charles E. Munier, 50
Wyoming Army National Guard
Wheatland, Wyoming
Died at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on June 12, 2006, from a non-combat related cause which occured in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 5, 2006

[ElkHunter]

For the next question:

What Wyoming Saddle Maker is acknowledged as one of the finest and most influential crafters in the world?

[Poletop]

Would that be Don King?

[Ann the Artist]

Elk Hunter, thank you for the listing honoring those brave men who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

[jdavid93225]

Originally Posted by Ann the Artist

Elk Hunter, thank you for the listing honoring those brave men who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

Ditto from me.

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by Poletop

Would that be Don King?

You bet it would. You're up.

[Poletop]

Thank you ElkHunter!!

It was the first town to hold a high school football game under the lights, and possibly the first night football game in the west. Where did this happen, and what was the score?

[CptnRn]

Is this the one you were thinking of?

The 1892 Wyoming Seminary vs. Mansfield State Normal football game, played September 28, 1892, was the first-ever football game played at night.[1][2] The game was played between Wyoming Seminary (a private college preparatory school located in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania) and Mansfield State Normal School in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. During the time period, it was common for a college and high school to play each other in football—a practice that has long since been discontinued.

1892 Wyoming Seminary vs. Mansfield State Normal football game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia