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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 ...
Santa Ana Army Air Base (SAAAB) was a World War II-era air base located near Santa Ana, California. The air base was decommissioned in 1946, and part of the land was annexed by Costa Mesa in 1953. [1] The air base was used for basic training, although it did not have planes, hangars or runways.
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
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.
At the monument, there are 39 photographs, news clippings, and memorabilia. A timeline of World War II is presented in 25 panels laid along the Keel Walk, a 441 ft (134 m) walkway running the length of the memorial. [13] Interpretive signs and exhibits within the structures present information on women's history, labor history, and the home front.
Mirage Auxiliary Airfield (No 3) was used by the Victorville Army Airfield during World War II for training pilots and crews. Mirage Auxiliary Airfield is located just north of California State Route 18 and just north of the city of El Mirage, California , at 34°37′29″N 117°35′59″W / 34.62472°N 117.59972°W / 34.62472 ...
In the early 1930s, an airfield and flight school were established in Goleta, California that would later be named the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.In 1940, the Civil Aeronautics Authority recommended expanding the airfield in the interest of national defense which led to the city purchasing another 568 acres (2.30 km 2) and building another terminal and filling in the Goleta Slough to make ...
Naval Air Base San Pedro, NAS Terminal Island was a US Navy World War II 410-acre airfield on Terminal Island in San Pedro, California part of the City of Los Angeles.Before the Navy took control of the airfield, the airstrip was the civilian Allen Field.