OtherUS Naval Air Station Sitka Alaska
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HISTORICAL NOTE
In 1937 the Navy established a seaplane base on Japonski Island with biplane flying boats. In 1939, the Navy began construction of a full Naval Air Station. The Navy commissioned NAS Sitka on 1 October 1939. Construction continued, and on 20 July 1942, the Navy designated NAS Sitka as Naval Operating Base (NOB) Sitka. NOB Sitka was decommissioned on 15 August 1944.
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1942-01-01 |
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First Day This Cancel |
Cachet by M. Fay Muridge
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1943-05-07 |
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Censored Marines mail |
Marine Barracks, NAS Sitka Alaska. From the Greg Ciesielski collection.
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