Supporting the U.S. Navy during World War II Solomons, Maryland

sculpture on watch, commemorating world war ii u.s. naval amphibious training base, 1942–1945, antonio tobias mendez

during world war ii, island chosen allied command site training amphibious invasion forces. lessons learned @ solomons proved invaluable on d-day, @ tarawa, @ guadalcanal, , in numerous other military operations. 3 naval bases established @ mouth of patuxent river. these 3 facilities made major contribution war effort , brought new jobs local residents. between 1942 , 1945, population of solomons increased 263 more 2,600. on 60,000 troops trained @ solomons during war.

coincidentally, many of servicemen trained @ solomons base in maryland sent fight in solomon islands in pacific ocean.

solomons site of following u.s. navy activities during war:

naval mine warfare test station
naval amphibious training base
mine warfare experimental station
naval dispensary, naval amphibious training base




^ clancey, patrick. u.s. naval activities, world war ii, state [maryland] . hyperwar foundation. retrieved 2008-04-17.