From the 1940s to now--a historical synopsis of the 56th Tactical Training Wing--and Mac Dill Air Force Base, Florida / [by Abraham Scherr]. [1990?]

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From the 1940s to now--a historical synopsis of the 56th Tactical Training Wing--and Mac Dill Air Force Base, Florida / [by Abraham Scherr]. [1990?]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49994561

[48] leaves : ill., maps ; 29 cm.

University of South Florida, USF Library

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University of South Florida, USF Library

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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 ...