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== {{PAGENAME}} History == | == {{PAGENAME}} History == | ||
== [[World War II]] == | == [[World War II]] == | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Revision as of 08:55, 30 October 2008
Fort Cronkhite (1937-1975) - Established in 1937 and named for Maj. Gen. Adelbert Cronkhite, who commanded the 80th Division during World War I.
Fort Cronkhite History
World War II
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Townsley | 2 | 16" | Casemated Long Range Barbette | 1937-1948 | Activated 1940 |
| Battery AA#1 | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1941-194? | |
| Source: CDSG | |||||
Current Status
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Location: Tennessee point, Marin County, California Maps & Images Lat: 37.83254 Long: -122.535475 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 65
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