Although construction began almost immediately after President Roosevelt’s authorization in 1938, Hill Field’s groundbreaking ceremony did not occur until 1940. In the same year Hill welcomed its first commander and official operation of some parts of the base began, even though construction would not be completed for another two years. | Source: Courtesy of 75th Air Base Wing History Office, Hill Air Force Base http://www.hill.af.mil/Portals/58/documents/AFD-131104-188.pdf?ver=2016-06-26-183945-860Download Original File
