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Camp Peary is a U.S. military reservation in York County near Williamsburg, Virginia, which hosts a covert CIA training facility known as "The Farm".Officially referred to as an Armed Forces Experimental Training Activity (AFETA) under the authority of the Department of Defense, Camp Peary is approximately 9,000 acres.
The unit's history began on 17 September 1943 at Camp Peary, Virginia, where it was commissioned as the 133rd Naval Construction Battalion (NCB). After 7 months of training at Davisville, Gulfport and Port Hueneme the battalion's first overseas assignment was NAS Honolulu , Territory of Hawaii (May–October 1944).
The 1944 Camp Peary Pirates football team represented Camp Peary during the 1944 college football season. The team compiled a 5–2 record. [ 1 ] Red Strader , who was coach of the Saint Mary's Gaels football team before the war, was the head coach.
At Milne, the primary tasks were the construction of an Amphibious Training Center, the battalion's camp, a Liberty ship pier, and a tank farm on Swinger Bay (adjacent the Coral Sea). [2] The Seabee's historian William Huie states that if all the warehouses built by the 105th at Milne were combined it would create a structure 40' x 75,000' (15 ...
During World War II, in 1942–43, the U.S. Navy took over a large area in the north western portion of York County to train Seabees and hold special German prisoners-of-war which became known as Camp Peary. All residents of the entire towns of Magruder and Bigler's Mill were removed.
In their second season under head coach Frank Tritico, the Ramblers compiled a perfect 11–0 record with eight shout victories, outscored opponents by a total of 441 to 19, and were ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll. [1] Football statistician and historian Dr. L. H. Baker selected Randolph Field as national champions for 1944. [2]
The 1945 Camp Peary Pirates football team represented Camp Peary of Virginia during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Edward A. Jontos, the Pirates compiled a record of 5–3. The team's roster included Jim Mello. [1] Camp Peary ranked 52nd among the nation's college and service teams in the final Litkenhous Ratings. [2]
The 1942 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1942 college football season.In their second year under head coach Earl Blaik, the Cadets compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 149 to 74. [1]