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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
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 ...
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.
California Camp Anza; Camp Callan; Camp Kearny; Camp Kohler [2] Camp Lawrence J. Hearn; Camp Lockett; Fort Humboldt; Fort MacArthur; Fort Mason; Camp McQuaide; Camp Santa Anita; Camp Seeley; Camp Stoneman; Camp Young [3] Castle Air Force Base; Desert Training Center; Fort Baker; Fort Ord; Fort Point; Fort Tejon; Fort Winfield Scott; Fort Yuma ...
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in California — the United States Army Air Forces (1941−1947) were active during and immediately after World War II. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
Fort Ord is a former United States Army post on Monterey Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast in California, which closed in 1994 due to Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) action. . Most of the fort's land now makes up the Fort Ord National Monument, managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Conservation Lands, while a small portion remains an active military ...
Camp Anza in 1945 US Army cooking training. Camp Anza was a United States Army installation, in Riverside, California, during World War II. Construction began on July 3, 1942, and was completed on February 15, 1943. The camp was named after Juan Bautista de Anza, an early explorer who camped near the site in 1774.
World War II map of Camp Lockett. Camp Lockett was a United States Army military post in Campo, California, east of San Diego, and north of the Mexican border.Camp Lockett has historical connections to the Buffalo Soldiers due to the 10th and 28th Cavalry Regiments having been garrisoned there during World War II. [7]