[CPEO-MEF] FUDS, MUNITIONS: DeLand Naval Air Station, Daytona Beach, FL

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Decades later, decades to go, military cleans up hazards

By DINAH PULVER
Daytona Beach News-Journal (FL)
May 18, 2008

In 1942, Glenn Miller sang about his gal in Kalamazoo, Walt Disney's 
"Bambi" played in theaters and the United States went to war.

The country acted quickly after the December 1941 attack on Pearl 
Harbor, ramping up training and defense and building bases nationwide, 
including Volusia and Flagler counties.

Pilots at the DeLand Naval Air Station, where more than 125 planes sat 
on the tarmac, practiced strafing and dive-bombing at local lakes dubbed 
"Tokyo" and "Yokohama." Streets at the Naval Air Station in Daytona 
Beach were named for major war events in the Pacific, including Pearl 
Harbor and Guadalcanal.

Then, almost as soon as the war ended in 1946, many bases were shut 
down, including the two local stations. The land was deeded to former 
owners or other government agencies.

Today, long after obvious signs of the bases vanished, trappings of war 
remain. Many sites still hold old munitions, fuel tanks or other hazards.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD03WEST051808.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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