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November Quiz: Nellis AFB by Martha Burk

D e s k S c h e d u l e See how well you can do on this brief quiz about one of our community’s main assets.

1. Nellis AFB originally began with: 8. Fighter pilots trained at Nellis
Thur/1 G. Wojciechowski F. Davis a. A Western Air Express dirt extablished a “kill ratio” in the Korean
R. Rossnagel J. Barrett runway War of:
Fri/2 OPEN D. Powers b. A water well a. 2 to 1 b. 5 to 1 c. 11 to 1 d. 14 to 1
c. A small operations shack
Sat/3 K. Nelson OPEN d. All of the above 9. The world famous Thunderbirds,
Sun/4 I. Hyman OPEN 2. Where did the base originally set USAF Aerial Demonstration Squadron,
is celebrating its ___ anniversary at the
Mon/5 S. Stenzel P. Boghossian up offices? base in 2007:

Tues/6 M. Slagle OPEN a. Basement post office, LV Federal a. 11th b. 21st c. 41st d. 51st
Building.
Wed/7 G. Fazio R. Proche b. Old shack 10. The Nellis AFB workforce employs

P. Herman c. Squad tents approximately___military and civilian

Thur/8 G. Wojciechowski J. Barrett d. Officer’s Club personnel.
a. 2,000 b. 4,000 c. 12,000 d. 14,000
R. Rossnagel 3. The base was renamed Nellis AFB in:

Fri/9 D. Langdon T./N. Hughes a. 1945 b. 1950 c. 1955 d. 1957 11. Nellis AFB, Nevada Test and Training
Range and airspace north and east of LV
Sat/10 P. Vandooremaal OPEN 4. Original base mechanics had to borrow available for military filght operations

Sun/11 K. Nelson OPEN nuts, bolts, old parts and gas from local cover more than 14,800 square miles:
Mon/12 R. Kinn M. Goessmann service stations and the Civilian Conser- T ( ) F ( )
vation Corps. T ( ) F ( )
C. McLaughlin 12. Nellis AFB is known as :
Tues/13 M. Slagle V. Sperry 5. When the Base was originally established, a. Home of the Desert Rats
the City of Las Vegas had a population of:

b. The Airstrip
Wed/14 G. Fazio R. Porche a. 5,000 b. 9,000 c. 20,000 d. 40,000 c. Home of the Fighter Pilot
P. Herman d. Home of Aerial Gunnery
Thur/15 G. Wojciechowski F. Davis 6. When the Base was started, land was 13. When WWII ended, LVAAF Base was
available for how much an acre?
J. Barrett a. $1,000 b. $500 c. $100 d. $1 converted to the role of:
Fri/16 K. Jackson P./E. O’Sullivan 7. Nellis AFB was named after 1st Lt. Wil- a. Civil aviation
b. Separating military men and

Sat/17 J. Kissosondi D. Powers liam Harrell Nellis, who was killed at the women from the service
Sun/18 T./N. Hughes L./M. Utah a. Battle of the Bulge c. Desert research

Mon/19 S. Stenzel J. Geier b. Battle for Midway d. Aircraft storage
c. Battle for Bataan
Tues/20 D. Schoengold J. Geier d. Battle of the Somme 14. Nellis AFB belongs to the U.S. Air Force:
Wed/21 G. Fazio R. Proche
P. Herman
Thur/22 -----------------CLOSED------------------- Gridley, continued from p.1
Fri/23 T./N. Hughes R. Conductor

Sat/24 D. Langdon OPEN repeatedly auctioning the sack of flour seemed to strike a chord, and during
a subsequent tour of Nevada, Gridley and the sack raised tens of thousands
Sun/25 E. Meeks L./M. Utah of dollars. Bolstered by his success, Gridley toured extensively throughout
Mon/26 M. Goessmann D. Schoengold the States raising more than a quarter-of-a-million dollars for the care of
Tues/27 M. Slagle V. Sperry wounded veterans.

Wed/28 G. Fazio P. Herman Absence from his business had led it to the verge of bankruptcy and he
Thur/29 G. Wojciechowski F. Davis moved to California where he opened another general store. He died in Stock-
ton in 1870 and seven years later, a monument was erected at his grave
R. Rossnagel J. Barrett depicting him together with his sack of flour.

Fri/30 R. Kinn E. Meeks What happened to the sack of flour eventually? It is proudly housed in a dis-

play case at the Nevada Historical Society Museum in Reno. Grindley’s store still
Changes? Call Kate at 515-5350 stands and each year Austin celebrates Grindley Days in his memory. q
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