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- Today, the island is a naval station, and the last major building from the fair— not counting two hangars—is the home of the Treasure Island Museum. Funded by the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, it is the only museum in the country devoted to all three sea services.
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After V-J day on August 15, 1945, Naval Station Treasure Island gradually settled into peacetime mode. By May 1946, most of the Navy’s personnel could return to civilian life, and the remaining POWs were shipped home (between 1945-46, NSTI held over 1,300 German prisoners of war, as one of the 150 US bases that housed Axis POWs).
During the Vietnam War, the Twelfth Naval District relocated to Naval Station Treasure Island from San Francisco and remained on Treasure Island until it was disestablished in 1977. NSTI supported American efforts by educating sailors in communication electronics, firefighting, and the operation of coastal/river patrols called the “Brown ...
May 11, 2021 · What is the Navy’s role at Treasure Island? Since the closure of former Naval Station Treasure Island (NSTI) in 1997, the Navy’s role has been to manage the environmental cleanup and transfer of property out of Navy custody and control. The Navy has made significant progress and will continue to work closely with regulatory partners, the ...
Drawing upon Treasure Island Museum’s rich collection of historical artifacts and photographs, “You Are Here” explores the groundbreaking engineering of the artificial island and the Bay Bridge and the dazzling arts of the Golden Gate International Exposition, the women who led the way as WAVES during World War II, the Administration Building’s brief role as a terminal for Pan Am ...
The Masthead was the official weekly newspaper of the Treasure Island naval base, chronicling major events and the daily life of the island from the first mimeographed edition in October 1941 until the base was closed in the 1990s.
Base Summary. Base Property and Historical Use. Former Naval Station Treasure Island is located in San Francisco Bay, midway between San Francisco and Oakland, California. The site...
Jan 18, 2019 · Their ensuing mutiny convictions, in a trial held on Naval Station Treasure Island, shone a spotlight on racism in the military, leading 16 months later to the desegregation of the Navy, and two years later all the armed services.
