SAND POINT - NATIONAL ARCHIVES
| Vern visited the archives on Friday, October 16, 2009 He photo copied the following |
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It was
here I noticed all the tents along the east side of the runway.
Read
1924 History statement: While the Army was winging its way around the world,
the
Navy showed the flag in Puget Sound. That summer, Coontz,
commander in chief of
the Pacific Fleet, not only brought the great battle fleet to Puget
Sound, but he had the naval training ship anchored at Sand
Point. Men were housed in tents on the
tract all summer to show Congress his support of Sand Point. Air
squadrons of the battle fleet flew in and
out of Sand Point in an impressive display of air power.
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These notes tell us that there are some very interesting photos to had.
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