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During World War II, Palm Beach County was a beehive of activity. Beachgoers witnessed the destruction left in the wake of U-boat attacks and then helped rescue survivors and retrieve the dead. One of the first Civil Air Patrol units to hunt German U-boats operated from Palm Beach County. Morrison Field in West Palm Beach served as the take-off point for Army Air Corps planes destined for battle lines throughout the world. Boca Raton Army Air Field was the headquarters for training airmen in top-secret RADAR technology. The US Army, Navy, and Coast Guard used resort hotels for training sites and hospitals.
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Palm Beach County During World War II, Susan Gillis
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2015
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- Titel
- Palm Beach County During World War II
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Susan Gillis
- Verlag
- Arcadia Publishing (SC)
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2015
- Einband
- Paperback
- Seitenzahl
- 128
- ISBN13
- 9781467114011
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Karten & Reisen, Geschichte, Geografie & Landeskunde, Journalismus
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- Beschreibung
- During World War II, Palm Beach County was a beehive of activity. Beachgoers witnessed the destruction left in the wake of U-boat attacks and then helped rescue survivors and retrieve the dead. One of the first Civil Air Patrol units to hunt German U-boats operated from Palm Beach County. Morrison Field in West Palm Beach served as the take-off point for Army Air Corps planes destined for battle lines throughout the world. Boca Raton Army Air Field was the headquarters for training airmen in top-secret RADAR technology. The US Army, Navy, and Coast Guard used resort hotels for training sites and hospitals.