Building Community: Larson Air Force Base

Hosea Phillips receives an award from Col. Clyde Owen, base commander, 1963. A career military man, Phillips had traveled around the world, but at his retirement selected Moses Lake as his home. Photo courtesy of Hosea Phillips

The Moses Lake Army Airfield was established in 1942 and became Larson Air Force Base in 1948. The base provided jobs and stimulated the local economy, and newcomers diversified the town's population.

Civil Air Patrol, Larson Air Force Base, c. 1950. Photo courtesy of George and Margaret Schiffner

Clyde Owen describes the history of the Moses Lake Army Air Base

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