Seymour Johnson Air Force Base occupies
more than 3,300 acres in the southeast section of Goldsboro,
North Carolina. Seymour Johnson Field was opened in April
1942 as Headquarters, Technical School, Army Air Forces
Technical Training Command. In June 1943, a secondary mission
was added which included preparation of officers and men
for overseas duty. The unit was known as the
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Provisional
Overseas Replacement
Training Center. Seymour Johnson Field received a third mission
in September 1943: to provide basic military training for
cadets preparing to become technical officers in the Army
Air Corps. The 75th Training Wing was established to conduct
the program through its Aviation Cadet Pre-Training School. |
