Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Arcadia Publishing : Made available through hoopla, 2015
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781439652053 (electronic bk.) MWT11511564, 1439652058 (electronic bk.) 11511564
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
During World War II, Palm Beach County was a beehive of activity. Beachgoers witnessed the destruction left in the wake of U-boat attacks and then helped rescue survivors and retrieve the dead. One of the first Civil Air Patrol units to hunt German U-boats operated from Palm Beach County. Morrison Field in West Palm Beach served as the take-off point for Army Air Corps planes destined for battle lines throughout the world. Boca Raton Army Air Field was the headquarters for training airmen in top-secret RADAR technology. The US Army, Navy, and Coast Guard used resort hotels for training sites and hospitals
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