Treasure Island Armed Guard Center (Pacific)
San Francisco Bay base that assigned Navy Armed Guard gun crews to merchant ships in the Pacific.
History
Naval Station Treasure Island is a former United States Navy facility that operated on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay from 1942 to 1997. During World War II, Treasure Island became part of the Treasure Island Naval Base, and served as an electronics and radio communications training school, and as the major Navy departure and receiving point for sailors in the Pacific aboard surface ships and submarines. The Naval Station also served as an Auxiliary Air Facility airfield, Treasure Island Naval Auxiliary Air Facility (NAAF) for airships, blimps, dirigibles, planes, and seaplanes by Hangars / Bldgs. 2 & 3. The seaplanes landed in the Port of Trade Winds Harbor.
Text adapted from Wikipedia: Naval Station Treasure Island (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Timeline
- 1942Naval Station Treasure Island opens on the former Golden Gate International Exposition site in San Francisco Bay.
- 1942–1945Treasure Island serves as a major processing and dispatch point for sailors heading to the Pacific, including Navy Armed Guard gun crews for merchant ships.
- 9 December 1945The base's three theater complexes are dedicated to World War II naval heroes killed in action.
- 1997Navy operations end and the station closes.