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  2. California during World War II - Wikipedia

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    California during World War II was a major contributor to the World War II effort. California's long Pacific Ocean coastline provided the support needed for the Pacific War. California also supported the war in Europe. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, most of California's manufacturing was shifted to the war effort ...

  3. Desert Training Center - Wikipedia

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    Desert Training Center map US Army 1943. The Desert Training Center (DTC), also known as California–Arizona Maneuver Area (CAMA), was a World War II training facility established in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert, largely in Southern California and Western Arizona in 1942.

  4. California World War II Army airfields - Wikipedia

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    Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now. Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub. ISBN 1575100517; Military Airfields in World War II – California; Wilson, Art (2008). Runways in the Sand. Blythe, CA: Art Wilson. p. 128. ISBN 978-0615218892. OCLC 316309702. LCC D769.85.C21 B598 2008

  5. Gardner Army Airfield - Wikipedia

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    US Army COE FUDS map over 1944 airphoto July 1943 oblique airphoto looking southward World War II photo of Gardner Army Air Field showing flying cadets Gardner Field 1943 classbook Gardner Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Force World War II Field located 9 miles southeast of Taft, California .

  6. Norton Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, San Bernardino Army Airfield provided administrative and logistical support for the United States Army Desert Training Center (DTC). The DTC was a massive training facility set up in the Mojave Desert; largely in Southern California and Western Arizona. Its mission was to train United States Army and Army Air Corps units ...

  7. Camp Stoneman - Wikipedia

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    The California State Military Museum; The First Special Service Force by Robert D. Burhans March 1947; October 11, 1947, view of Camp Stoneman (rotated horizontal), bordered by Railroad Avenue on west, Contra Costa Canal on the south, and what in 2017 are California Avenue on the north, and Arlington Circle to the east 1945 sketch of Camp Stoneman identifying Railroad Avenue and Bliss Avenue ...

  8. Camp Ibis - Wikipedia

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    Camp Ibis was one of twelve divisional tent camps of the US Army Desert Training Center (DTC) which was established in early 1942 during World War II, originally to advance desert tank warfare and to train troops for desert combat. [1] The DTC was located in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert, largely in Southern California and Western ...

  9. Camp Laguna - Wikipedia

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    Map of Desert training center with Camp Laguna Desert Training Center map US Army 1943 Laguna Army Airfield at the Yuma Test Center WW2 M4A3 Sherman Tank at the Wahner E. Brooks Historical Exhibit The Camp Laguna was a sub camp of the US Army , Desert Training Center in Riverside County, California .