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|  Naval Air Station North Island - Coronado, CA
in World War II Sites A military base on Coronado Island. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/21/2018 last visited: 3/21/2018 |
view gallery SW3.5 km
|  U.S.E.D Shelter - San Diego, CA
in World War II Sites An artillery storage shelter in Point Loma. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 6/5/2018 last visited: 6/5/2018 |
view gallery SW3.5 km
|  Battery Ashburn - San Diego, CA
in World War II Sites A WWII defense bunker and fallout shelter in former Fort Rosecrans near Cabrillo National Monument. Officially called Battery 126. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/19/2018 last visited: 3/19/2018 |
view gallery SW3.7 km
|  Army Radio Station - San Diego, CA
in World War II Sites This former WWII Army Radio Station building was also once the headquarters for the new Cabrillo National Monument. posted by: Metro2 location: California date approved: 6/19/2016 last visited: 3/18/2018 |
view gallery SW3.9 km
|  Old Point Loma Lighthouse - San Diego, CA
in World War II Sites During WWII, the lighthouse was used as a signal tower by the Navy. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/22/2018 last visited: 2/25/2022 |
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|  Coastal Defenses - San Diego, CA
in World War II Sites A series of WWII era defense bunkers on the cliffs of Cabrillo National Monument. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/21/2018 last visited: 3/21/2018 |
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|  Tuna Fleet Service World War II (1941-1945) - San Diego, CA
in World War II Sites A large historical sign in downtown San Diego. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 11/12/2021 last visited: never |
view gallery NE6.4 km
|  Ford Building - San Diego, CA
in World War II Sites During WWII, the Ford Building was used by the National Guard, the American Red Cross, and as a training facility for the 251st. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 3/20/2019 last visited: 6/17/2022 |
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|  WW II Bunkers, Otay Mountain Trail, Jamul, CA
in World War II Sites During WWII, the US built gun emplacements, lookouts and bunkers along Otay Truck Trail in anticipation of a Japanese invasion. posted by: Poehunters location: California date approved: 7/7/2013 last visited: 7/7/2013 |
view gallery NW119.7 km
|  Bulk Storage Silo Warehouse - Irvine, CA
in World War II Sites During WWII, Irvine Ranch was the world's largest grower of lima beans. It was at this warehouse, now part of a hotel, that they were processed, in Irvine, California. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 4/23/2022 last visited: never |
view gallery NW119.9 km
|  Irvine Blacksmith Shop - Irvine, CA
in World War II Sites This blacksmith shop was critical to supply beans to the troops overseas during WWII. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 4/15/2021 last visited: 4/15/2021 |
view gallery NW124.9 km
|  Tustin Marine Corps Air Station - Tustin, CA
in World War II Sites During WWII, the Tustin Marine Corps Air Station provided coastal patrolling from the air against enemy attacks from the Pacific. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 6/17/2016 last visited: 6/17/2016 |
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|  WWII Gun Emplacements -- Angel's Gate Park, San Pedro CA
in World War II Sites Large artillery batteries installed at the former Fort MacArthur Army Base in San Pedro CA during WWII are part of Angel's Gate Park today posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: California date approved: 4/9/2016 last visited: 3/10/2016 |
view gallery NW150.6 km
|  WWII Bunkers - San Pedro, CA
in World War II Sites Hidden up and down this steep hill are WWII bunkers, the first line of defense if an attack came from the Pacific. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 12/20/2014 last visited: 12/19/2014 |
view gallery NW150.8 km
|  Terminal Island Memorial
in World War II Sites A memorial to the fishing village that used to exist on Terminal Island in the Port of Los Angeles, prior to World War II. In February of 1942, all residents of Japanese ancestry were ordered to leave on 48 hours notice to be interned. posted by: senoritafish location: California date approved: 8/4/2009 last visited: 5/12/2012 |
view gallery NW152.4 km
|  USS Iowa - San Pedro, CA
in World War II Sites The USS Iowa was recently decommissioned and now on display in the San Pedro Harbor. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 12/27/2013 last visited: 5/5/2018 |
view gallery NW152.7 km
|  Douglas Aircraft Corporation - Long Beach, CA
in World War II Sites The site of a major aircraft manufacturer during WWII, who built 30,000 military aircraft for the US in the second World War. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 10/10/2021 last visited: never |
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