Tom Strebeck: "The History of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base”

The Horry County Museum presents a program about the history of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base by the Museum’s Technical Assistant, Tom Strebeck on Saturday, Jan. 1 at 1 p.m.. He will discuss the operations of Myrtle Beach Army Air Field during World War II, the rise of Myrtle Beach as a resort city, how units from Myrtle Beach Air Force Base served during the Cold War and the redevelopment of the area after the base closed in 1993.

Strebeck grew up in North Louisiana and moved to South Carolina for graduate school in 2021. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech University and a Master’s degree from the University of South Carolina. He has volunteered or interned at the North Louisiana Military Museum, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Old Sturbridge Village and the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum. He has worked as the Technical Assistant at the Horry County Museum since 2023.

The program is free to the public and will be held in the Museum’s McCown Auditorium.