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Pictured here on the left is Doctor Paul Muller who was the 434th Wing Surgeon at Atterbury Air Force Base 1949 to May 1951. The Base and Wing Commander at the time was Lacey V. Murrow, brother of the famous newsman Edward R. Murrow pictured in the center photo which has an inscription to Dr. Muller. The photo on the right is BG Murrow, and unknown officer and Dr. Muller on the right of the photo. This collection of photographs featured below was donated to the museum by Charles "Phil" Peabody of Chatham, IL who was stationed at the Atterbury Air Base during 1951. The collection of photographs shows the daily life of the airman. Click on the thumbnail size photos for full size viewing.
Atterbury Air Base Airman Phil Peabody pictured here in 1951 on a two day exercise at Camp Atterbury. Phil said that about half of his Squadron from the air base were sent to Camp Atterbury so an Army Division from Pennsylvania could try to capture them while the division was having field maneuvers. They were not captured so Phil and the four other Airmen pitched their pup tents in a thicket and spent the night. During that time he said most everything they had were Army hand me downs including foot lockers, blankets, socks, winter OD's and other such items.
The Atterbury Air Base Control Tower in 1951 and it still stands today and is in active use.. Some of the air base barracks looking toward a tent area. The airmen in barracks #52 are L-R Jerry Paoli, unknown airman, Frank Sutter and another unknown airman. Another photo of Jerry Pauli, unknown airman and Frank Sutter. Frank Sutter in Zaharakos a well known place for food, candy and ice cream in Columbus, Indiana that was still in operation in 2006.
Jerry Pauli of Evansville, Indiana sits on the steps of a barracks. Charlie Tubb from Ohio on the steps of Barracks #52. Frank Sutter of Fort Wayne, Indiana in back of barracks #52.
Frank Sutter heads to the latrine from the barracks. The base latrines were in separate buildings. Jim Rice from Arkansas was a talented artist and was always sketching and drawing. Pat O'Conner works on barracks #52 to keep it in shape.
A row of Atterbury Air Base buildings in 1951. An Air Force AT-6 on the flight line. The Headquarters building as it was in 1951. The cartoon drawn by fellow airman Jim Rice is a humorous look at Phil Peabody's duty at Atterbury Air Base in 1952 and his transfer to Lawson Air Force Base in 1952.
Atterbury Air Base hosted many types of aircraft during the Korean War era as pictured here. The 434th C-46 aircraft on the ramp, a B-26 on the flight line and a Navy fighter parked on the ramp with the C-46's seen in the background.
Here is a great photo taken in 1951 on the ramp at Atterbury Air Force Base of a B-25, a follow-me jeep with 434th C-46's in the background. According to Phil Peabody an airman at the base remembers, the color of the follow me jeep was kind of light, dull yellow. If you were stationed at the former air base or had a family member there and wish to tell their story and have photos and artifacts of that time and wish to donate to the museum. Please contact us. |
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434th Troop Carrier Wing Korean War Era
