United States Navy Pre-Flight School

United States Navy Pre-Flight School (HME0P)

Location: Athens, GA 30602 Clarke County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 57.222', W 83° 22.362'

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Between 1942 and 1945, the Navy operated a Pre-Flight School on the University of Georgia campus. As one of only five such schools in the nation, the program trained approximately 20,000 cadets in the skills needed as combat pilots in the Pacific theater of World War II. The Navy utilized most of the existing campus and built numerous buildings and athletic facilities used by the college in later years. Additional Athens-area sites were also utilized and improvements were made to local streets and Ben Epps Airport. Few physical remainders of this large Naval presence remain.
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HM NumberHME0P
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number29-1
Year Placed2001
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Society,The University of Georgia and the United States Navy Supply Corps School
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 3:42am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 280743 N 3759558
Decimal Degrees33.95370000, -83.37270000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 57.222', W 83° 22.362'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 57' 13.32" N, 83° 22' 21.72" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 320 S Jackson St, Athens GA 30602, US
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