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Building Pratt History
From: Pratt Tribune, 03/02/10
BUILDING PRATT HISTORY
PAAF parachute shop
The parachute shop, one of five Pratt Army Air Field buildings remaining, is being converted to a museum showcasing PAAF and the B-29 plane.
Memorial Day Plans
Source: The Pratt Tribune
By: Gale Rose
Date Published: 05/21/09
Memorial Committee Minutes For May
ALL VETERANS MUSEUM COMPLEX, INC.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MINUTES
MAY 5TH, 2009 @ 5:30 P.M.
PRATT COMMUNITY CENTER
Gene Rose Remembered
Pratt, Kan. -
Eugene Weldon Rose, age 83, passed away on May 12, 2009, at Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Campus in Wichita. Eugene was born to William “Curly” Rose and Goldie Miler Rose on July 12, 1925, at Carson Iowa. He attended school in Carson and served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946.
He married Larene Krieger on Feb. 19, 1947. He retired from Northern Natural Gas Co. after 39 years of service. Living locations include Oakland, Iowa, Holcomb, Garden City, Lyons, and Pratt, KS. He was involved in VFW, American Legion, Pratt County Museum and the B–29 All Veterans Memorial.
Memorial Comm. Meeting - 04/07/09
ALL VETERANS MUSEUM COMPLEX, INC.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MINUTES
APRIL 7, 2009 @ 5:30 P.M.
PRATT COMMUNITY CENTER
Update On Parachute Building
The review board approved the designation and it will be listed on the State Registry and Will be sent to the National Park Service for the National Listing.
More Interviews On PVM-TV
Interviews of Gene Aenchbacher and George T. Chandler have been added.
Museum Committee Meeting Minutes - 01/20/2009
B-29 MUSEUM, INC
MEETING OF JANUARY 20, 2009
The meeting was called to order by Phillip Schulz. In attendance were Gene Rose, George Stevens, Milt Martin, Marsha Brown, A C Boland, Marji Buck, Bud Simmons, and Jack McCawley.
New Plans, New Chairman For B-29 Museum Project
Source: Pratt Tribune, Jan. 26, 2009
By: Gale Rose
Pratt, Kan. - Memorabilia from the 29th Bomb Group will be a centerpiece for the proposed B-29 museum at the parachute shop at the former Pratt Army Air Field. The parachute shop will soon be listed on the state and national record of historic places.