White Point Military Reservation

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.

**White Point Military Reservation World War II Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Notes
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

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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

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