The Snapshots in Time Collection
'Guard Squadron' Article, Page 7 of Yuma AAF 'The Auctioneer' Publication, 1944
This page from 'The Auctioneer,' a 1944 publication of Yuma Army Air Field, Arizona, spotlights the base's Guard Squadron — airmen trained and equipped as Military Police. Identified by their blue-and-white MP armbands, these personnel directed traffic, guarded supplies, patrolled restricted areas, and stood watch over the base stockade. Such publications, produced at Army Air Forces training fields across the country, documented the daily routines that kept stateside installations running securely during World War II. Project: 218121