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[[Battery 127]] was constructed on the reservation beginning in 1942 as a part of the Los Angeles Harbor Defenses modernization program. This battery contained two 16" guns in thick casemated concrete emplacements. The huge guns were mounted in July 1944 and the battery was accepted for service on 11 Sep 1944. The guns were scrapped after the end of the war in 1948. | [[Battery 127]] was constructed on the reservation beginning in 1942 as a part of the Los Angeles Harbor Defenses modernization program. This battery contained two 16" guns in thick casemated concrete emplacements. The huge guns were mounted in July 1944 and the battery was accepted for service on 11 Sep 1944. The guns were scrapped after the end of the war in 1948 but the concrete bunker remains today. | ||
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Revision as of 16:52, 16 November 2010
White Point Military Reservation (1942-1978) - A World War II Coastal Military Reservation established in 1942. Abandoned in 1978.
Two Endicott Period commanders stations and six fire control stations were built on parts of the reservation as early as 1920 but the complete reservation was not fully acquired until July 1942.
World War II
Part of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles.
Battery 127 was constructed on the reservation beginning in 1942 as a part of the Los Angeles Harbor Defenses modernization program. This battery contained two 16" guns in thick casemated concrete emplacements. The huge guns were mounted in July 1944 and the battery was accepted for service on 11 Sep 1944. The guns were scrapped after the end of the war in 1948 but the concrete bunker remains today.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Notes |
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| Battery 127 Battery Bunker |
2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | 1942-1948 | |
| Source: CDSG | |||||
Current Status
Part of White Point State Park.
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Location: White Point State Park, Los Angeles County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 33.719954 Long: -118.313227 |
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 .....
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles, (LA-AN-WDC-44), 31 Aug 1944, CDSG
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort White Point Military Reservation
- Coast Defense Study Group, Press, Digital Library, Forums
Visited: 1 Feb 2009
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