Fort Tidball

Fort Tidball (1941-1946) - A World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1941 on Long Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Named Fort Tidball after Bvt. Major General John C. Tidball. Abandoned in 1946. World War II (1941-1945) Part of the Harbor Defense of Kodiak. Fort Tidball World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery 296 2 6" Shielded Barbette 1942-1943-1943-1944 $ ? Tac 5 Battery 155 - Deer Point 4 155mm Panama Mounts 1941-1943-1943-1944 $ ? Tac 4 Source: CDSG Current Status Some remains on Long Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Long Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. Maps & Images Lat: 57.7797 Long: -152.2398 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 89' 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 29 U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Kodiak, (SRHDK-44), 1944, CDSG CDSG USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 863307 Links: North American Forts - Fort Tidball Visited: No