The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Digging for WWII Munitions or Just Junk at Fort Sheridan, Illinois-- Part 2

Aimee Collins says, The fort has lots of areas on it that during the military days they pushed garbage into a pit and covered it up."

The excavation site, known in military parlance as the "former anti-aircraft artillery battery firing point B," was used for training from 1930 through 1950, primarily to support activities in Europe during World War II.  The 61st Coast Artillery fired at targets in Lake Michigan.  (Meaning there likely are live shells out in the water.)

The project costs about $400,000 and is funded by the Department of Defense

If explosives are discovered, further study will be made.

Got Junk?  --GreGen

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