Editing March Air Reserve Base (section)

===World War II===
[[File:Army Air Forces - Postcard - March Field California.jpg|thumb|World War II March Field Postcard]]
[[File:Marchfield-5-1940.jpg|thumb|Oblique aerial photo of March Field in May 1940, just before World War II, looking north to south]]

The [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]] in December 1941 quickly brought March Field back into the business of training aircrews.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Houlihan |first1=Jeff |title=Riverside During World War II |date=October 2022 |publisher=Riverside Historical Society |location=Riverside, CA |isbn=979-8849200880 |pages=90–103 |chapter=March Field in World War II}}</ref> Throughout [[World War II]], many soon-to-be-famous bombardment groups performed their final training at March before embarking for duty in the Pacific. Known sub-bases and auxiliaries used for training were:
* [[Catalina Airport|Buffalo Springs Airport]] {{Coord|33|24|17|N|118|24|58|W}}
* [[Needles Army Airfield]] {{Coord|34|45|55|N|114|37|28|W}}
* [[Chiriaco Summit Airport|Shavers Summit Army Airfield]] {{Coord|33|39|54|N|115|42|36|W}}

On a lighter note, entertainer [[Bob Hope]]'s first [[United Service Organizations|USO show]] was held at March on 6 May 1941. He had been asked to do this show on location by his radio producer Albert Capstaff, whose brother was stationed there. [[Jack Benny]] later originated his own radio program from March Field on 11 January 1942.<ref name='history' />