362 Base Headquarters & Air Base Squadron Stout Field, Indiana, Capt. Leslie L. Gwaltney, Commanding

Description:	Stout Field, headquarters for the Indiana National Guard on the southwest side of Indianapolis, was named for Lt. Richard H. Stout, a decorated veteran of World War I. During World War II it became the Stout Field Army Air Base and the Troop Carrier Command conducted training and directed world-wide air transport operations there throughout the war. This group wearing dress uniforms was part of that operation at Stout Field during WWII. The original nitrate negative was copied with funds provided by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission in 1990. This digital image was created from that copy. The copy prints and negatives are stored in Microfiche Number order. Interpositives are stored in PAN number order.
Origin:	November 1, 1943
Created By:	W. H. Bass Photo Company
Publisher:	Digital image2012 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source:	http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/471
Collection:	Panoramic Photograph Images
Copyright:	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org.
Geography:	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Subjects:	Group portraits Stout Field (Indianapolis, Ind.) World War, 1939-1945 United States. Army Air Forces Military personnel Military uniforms Indiana. National Guard

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