Dublin and the Tri-Valley : the World War ll years / Steven S. Minniear and Georgean Vonheeder-Leopold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minniear, Steven S., Author.

Vonheeter-Leopold, Georgean., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--California--Pictorial works.

World War, 1939-1945.

Navy-yards and naval stations--California--Dublin--History--Pictorial works.

Navy-yards and naval stations.

Navy-yards and naval stations--California--San Francisco Bay Area--History--Pictorial works.

Dublin (Calif.)--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Dublin (Calif.).

Dublin (Calif.)--History, Military--20th century--Pictorial works.

Dublin (Calif.)--History, Naval--20th century--Pictorial works.

San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.).

San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--History, Military--20th century--Pictorial works.

San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--History, Naval--20th century--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2014]

Summary:

In 1941, the Navy sought West Coast locations for bases to ship men, material, and equipment into World War II's Pacific theater. The Dublin and Livermore area offered wide-open spaces with good transportation routes to the San Francisco Bay area. Near Dublin, the Navy built Camp Parks, Camp Shoemaker, and Shoemaker Naval Hospital. Camp Parks prepared Seabees to build and maintain airfields, ports, and hospitals from Guadalcanal to Japan. Hundreds of thousands of other sailors and WAVES came to Camp Shoemaker on their way from basic training to postings on ships, bases, and stations throughout the Pacific. Shoemaker Hospital saw them again when they returned injured or illustrations Farther east, the Navy built Livermore Naval Air Station to train thousands to fly.

OCLC:

900733955