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Jun. 27, 2009
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PHOTO: Nellis In Its Infancy

As the first resort opened in early 1941 on what would become the Strip, the war in Europe heated up. The United States, though not as yet a combatant, was committed to preparedness. To this end the Army's West Coast Air Training Command decided, after extensive lobbying by Las Vegas officials, to locate its training facility in Clark County. The ideal flying weather and the vast stretches of empty public land were big inducements. Construction began at facilities that had just been purchased from Western Air Express. The new Las Vegas Army Air Forces Gunnery School (later Nellis Air Force Base) was established in June 1941, and the first class of cadets began training in December, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. By the end of World War II nearly 55,000 aerial gunners had trained at the Las Vegas facility. This historic photo is one in a continuing series commemorating the 100th anniversary of Clark County.
Photo courtesy of Clark County Museum


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