War Department Telegram

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This telegram to the Macon Chamber of Commerce, dated June 16, 1941, announces that the U.S. War Department has chosen Wellston (later Warner Robins), Georgia, as the site for a new air corps depot.

Courtesy of William P. Head

War Department Telegram

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