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Harmon Air Force Base
World War II installation on Guam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the World War II installation on Guam. For the Cold War base in Newfoundland, Canada, see Ernest Harmon Air Force Base.
Harmon Air Force Base is a former World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield, and postwar United States Air Force Base on Guam in the Mariana Islands. Originally named "Depot Field", it was renamed in honor of Lieutenant General Millard F. Harmon. Harmon Air Force Base was closed in 1949 due to budget constraints and was merged with the neighboring Naval Air Station Agana.
Quick Facts Harmon Air Force Base Depot Field, Coordinates ...
Harmon Air Force Base Depot Field | |
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Part of Twentieth Air Force (FEAF) | |
![]() Harmon Field, Guam, January 1945 | |
Coordinates | 13°30′0″N 144°48′30″E |
Type | Military airfield |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1944 |
Built by | 25th Seabees |
In use | 1944–1949 |
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