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The Base is renamed Wurtsmith AFB
The Base is renamed Wurtsmith AFB
July 4, 2020
On this date in 1953, Oscoda Air Force Base
is officially designated
Paul B. Wurtsmith Air Force Base.
Major General Wurtsmith was from Detroit
Michigan and a World War II hero.
Michigan and a World War II hero.