Sailors at Butler, 1942

ID: 139 ~ Source: Indiana Historical Society ~ Date: 1942

This file appears in: Hinkle Fieldhouse

During World War II, the Butler Fieldhouse housed both the Navy Signal School and the Army Air Corps. It was the first time the Army and Navy shared quarters.

This file appears in: Hinkle Fieldhouse

Hinkle Fieldhouse

By John Sureck, Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology

Hinkle Fieldhouse, formerly known as Butler Fieldhouse, is one of the oldest and best known basketball arenas in the world and has remained in continuous use since it opened in 1928. Few places represent the Hoosier obsession with the sport of…