Gentile Air Force Station

Gentile Air Force Station was a USAF installation in Kettering, Ohio, named for World War II fighter ace Don Gentile and closed in 1997.  Gentile AFS was the site of the Defense Electronics Supply Center (merged with the Defense Construction Supply Center in Columbus to form the Defense Supply Center, Columbus)  and its Defense Automatic Addressing System Center.  In 1994, Gentile AFS became a Defense Finance and Accounting Service Center facility for the Air Force.  After Gentile's closure, the town of Kettering converted the base property into Kettering Business Park.

Sources
GlobalSecurity.org:  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/gentile.htm
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 105 / Thursday, May 30, 1996 / Notices, page 27054, "Record of Decision (ROD) for the Disposal and Reuse of Gentile Air Force Station (AFS), Ohio"*

Category:1942 establishments in Ohio
Category:1997 disestablishments in Ohio
Category:Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Ohio
Category:Stations of the United States Air Force
Category:Formerly Used Defense Sites
Category:Military installations closed in 1997
Category:Kettering, Ohio