Small Town, Big Secrets - Boca Raton, Florida - There's a Book About It on Waymarking.com

In 1940 the city of Boca Raton, Florida——a quiet, sleepy town with a small population——was unaware that it would become the focus of an important and secret operation that would prove critical in the impending world war. However, like the rest of the country, December 7, 1941, thrust Boca Raton into a war effort that would consume its resources and citizens for the next four years.

As America mobilized, Boca Raton became the location of a new army airfield on which a select portion of the country’s new military recruits would be trained in the use of airborne radar——at the time a top secret and still developing experimental technology.

Small Town, Big Secrets, by local author and columnist Sally J. Ling, retraces for the first time the development of the base, its impact on Boca Raton, the life of base soldiers and the development and impact of airborne radar in the war.

Engrossing and thoroughly researched, this history is poignant and has gone untold until now. The story of the Boca Raton Army Air Field is at once a story of sacrifice and service by America’s young servicemen, and a testament to the effort of a small community during World War II.


**Information taken from the back cover**


Sections of the original airfield are still visible(ariel views) and many of the original buildings are still in use on what is now Florida Atlantic University College. The current Boca Raton Airport is located just West of this location and a section of the original strip is used.

ISBN Number: 1596290064 Author(s): Sally J. Ling

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