Harris Neck Air Base (Ga.) histories, 1944-1945.

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Harris Neck Air Base (Ga.) histories, 1944-1945.

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This collection consists of microfilmed copies of the base and unit histories of the Harris Neck Air Force Base. The histories were declassified in 1944 and 1945 by the United States Air Force.

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Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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At Harris Neck, Georgia, in the remote northern reaches of McIntosh County, the United States government, in the fall of 1942, confiscated the lands along the South Newport and Barbour Island Rivers. Paved runways were constructed for aircraft, and Harris Neck became an air reconnaissance base for the United States Army Air Force during World War II. A number of support buildings were constructed at the Harris Neck Air Base, such as barracks for personnel, an officers club, and PX, to serve the ...