Black Hills Teachers College and World War II
Date and Time
Thursday Oct 24, 2019
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM MDT
Oct. 24, 2019, 4 p.m.
Location
Black Hills State University, Meier Hall room 206
Fees/Admission
Free
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Contact Information
Lori Terrill, Special Collections Librarian/Archivist
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Description
BHSU’s Case Library is hosting a talk on the how the university supported the U.S. military during World War II. At that time, Black Hills Teachers College (BHSU today) was home to the 93rd Army Air Forces College Training Detachment. Cadets from across the United States were stationed on campus to earn college credits that made them eligible to become Army officers, and they learned rudiments of aviation at Spearfish's airport. Terry Neil King, son of the 93rd's original Adjutant, is donating the detachment's official records and photographs to BHSU's Case Library. He and Paul Higbee will discuss stories of the 1,100 cadets stationed here in 1943 and 1944, and also how these records will likely lead to more detachment research in coming years. The public is welcome to attend this talk on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 4 p.m. in Meier Hall room 206.