Base Memories: Stationed at Moses Lake

Pvt. George B. Lucas broke up the boredom of Army life by making mascots of two eaglets while stationed at Moses Lake Army Air Base in 1943. He named them “Bomba” and “Gunner.”
COURTESY PHOTO/MOSES LAKE MUSEUM & ARTS

COURTESY PHOTO/MOSES LAKE MUSEUM AND ARTS

by Dollie Boyd
| September 8, 2026 3:35 AM

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