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3 | click on photographs for full size viewing Bakalar Air Force Base Chapel in 1955 Building #T48 when still under Air Force control and used by Airmen.
This is the 1955 inventory listing from the master list of all Bakalar Air Force Base facilities completed in 1955. The Chapel photos featured above are from the 1955 inventory.
In this chapel photograph, note the canopy and speakers on the steeple. This is the only photograph the museum has of the chapel with the canopy.
1991 photos of the base chapel when under civilian use prior to the Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum involvement with the restoration project. Note the military buildings surrounding the chapel which have been torn down in recent years.
Current views of the Jeanne Lewellen Norbeck Memorial Chapel.
Current interior view of the chapel sanctuary and narthex. Chaplain James Gazaway at the chapel during the visit of the Vietnam Traveling Wall to the former base.
The Bakalar Children's Choir (circa late 1950's)
This photograph is of Lt. Colonel Howard N. Frederick, 434th Wing Chaplain and Brigadier General John Hoff, April 17, 1966 as Lt. Colonel Frederick was awarded a Certificate of Special Merit at Bakalar Air Force Base upon his retirement. Lt. Colonel Frederick was with the 434th Troop Carrier Wing since 1953. He was a Chaplain in the U.S. Air Force during WWII and recalled to duty during the Korean Conflict.
Chaplain H. Nathan Frederick in an official Air Force photo released by Atterbury AFB Columbus, Indiana in the 1950's.
Chaplain Frederick served as Chaplain of the Atterbury Air Base during the early 1950's and as acting Chaplain of the 10th Air Force with headquarters at Selfridge Field, Michigan.
Chaplain Frederick donated his Chaplain's Field Kit to the museum. This will have a special display case built to hold this unique and rare item. Note this kit has both the Army Air Force and Air Force scarf.
The original Chapel bell was returned and installed at the Chapel. A special Chapel bell dedication program was held December 7, 2001. Chaplain Frederick requested that his deceased wife and daughter be remembered in a Memorial at the Chapel. A memorial has been placed at the Chapel. Wife: Mary Zartman Frederick January 11, 1911-June 9, 2001 Daughter: Janice Frederick Scheffler November 18, 1940-April 28, 2001 Both of these women assisted and served with him in his Ministry, and Chaplain Service to the former air base. From the Bakalar Air Force Base Directory and Guide published in the late 1950's. Page 13, Religious Activities Religious Services are conducted in Base Chapel, building 48, by the assigned protestant chaplain and the civilian auxiliary Catholic chaplain. There are no services available for personnel of the Jewish faith. The nearest synagogue is in Indianapolis, 45 miles north of Bakalar. The following is the schedule for Chapel Services: Protestant: Sunday: 1000 Hours-Sunday School, 1100 Hours-Morning Worship Service, Wednesday 1830 Hours-Chapel Choir Rehearsal, Friday 1530 Hours-Children's Choir Rehearsal. Catholic: Sundays In Addition, a morning worship service is held at 0730 hours each second Sunday in the month for the benefit of the 434th Troop Carrier Wing. Do you have any photos, documents or history from the base chapel when it was active that you would like to share with us? |
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