Former President Dwight D. Eisenhowser rechristens then-Rapid City Air Force Base, S.D., to Ellsworth AFB in honor of the former base commander at the base June 13, 1953. Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth was the 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing commander before he was killed in a plane crash March 18, 1953. (Courtesy photo)
Date Taken: | 06.07.2018 |
Date Posted: | 06.15.2018 19:13 |
Photo ID: | 4476216 |
VIRIN: | 180607-F-XX001-0001 |
Resolution: | 1458x1866 |
Size: | 538.75 KB |
Location: | ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA, US |
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