WWII's Kilroy Was Here Historic places rediscovered

The Remaining Places

During the war years, the country was peppered with installations, forts, and munitions factories. Most are gone now but often there are ruins left. Ruins of places that now exist only in the memories of the "Greatest Generation." Here are some.

Marianna, Florida S/Sgt. William W. Tillery Link Trainer Department 1942-1945	Marianna Army Air Field	Sleepy little Marianna, Florida was chosen in early 1942 as one of the many Army Air Force training bases. S/Sgt William Tillery (not related to the editor) tells you about this base then and now.
Jackson, MS Area	Clinton,MS German Prisoner of War Camp A personal Letter from a German General POW.	The good people in Clinton and Jackson, MS just couldn't give up their Southern hospitality long enough to run a prisoner of war camp! Read this wonderful story of a POW camp so good that the German prisoners come back for reunions!
Jackson, MS Area	Flora, MS The Mississippi Ordnance Plant	Beautiful and extensive ruins of the Ordnance Plant. Acres of munitions storage bunkers.
Miami, Florida Area	Miami, FL NAS Richmond Blimp Base	Hidden in South Miami, almost forgotten and pushed aside by the Dade County Zoo is what's left of a WWII Treasure. The moldering remains of a once huge base.
	Ft. Lauderdale NAS	A very active base during WWII. Famous graduates are George Bush and Flight 19 (The Lost Patrol).
	Miami, Fl Wings over Miami Air Museum	At Tamiami Airport is a small but very interesting private museum displaying flyable WWII aircraft.
Mobile, AL	USS Alabama BB-60	This magnificent battleship has been preserved and is floating in Mobile Bay. There is a large museum and many more displays.
Carrabelle, FL	Camp Gordon Johnson	Would you believe that during WWII, the beautiful "Big Bend" of Florida from Tallahassee to Apalachee Bay was a huge Amphibious Warfare Training Base? Very little remains.
Pensacola, FL	NAS Pensacola Shore Batteries On Santa Rosa Island	With wonderful things to view from the Naval Air Museum (the best in the world) to 16th Century Spanish Forts, NAS Pensacola is the first choice for history buffs!
Sebring, FL	Hendricks Field	Hundreds of B-17 crews got their training here. The same field that trained combat crews now supports "The 12 hours of Sebring," World class sports car racing.
Berlin, Germany	City pictures by a member of Eisenhower's Staff in 1945	These remarkable pictures of war-torn Berlin have never before been published. They are large so please be patient. They will take a while to load.