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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.

Source: The Pratt Tribune

By: Gale Rose

Date Published: 05/21/09

ALL VETERANS MUSEUM COMPLEX, INC.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MINUTES
MAY 5TH, 2009 @ 5:30 P.M.

PRATT COMMUNITY CENTER

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.

ALL VETERANS MUSEUM COMPLEX, INC.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MINUTES
APRIL 7, 2009 @ 5:30 P.M.

PRATT COMMUNITY CENTER

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.

Interviews of Gene Aenchbacher and George T. Chandler have been added.

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.