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Commissioned at Chamblee in 1941, Naval Air Station Atlanta trained thousands of Navy and Marine pilots through World War II and Korea, until jet aircraft outgrew its short runways and operations moved to Dobbins in 1959.
Historical Marker
1941 ✯ Naval Air Station Atlanta ✯ 1959
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About this site
1941 ✯ Naval Air Station Atlanta ✯ 1959 is a historical marker in Chamblee, DeKalb County, erected in 1991. It is one of 98 historical markers documented in DeKalb County, among 143 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.8770, -84.3041 near Chamblee. The nearest cataloged historic site is 1917 ✯ Camp Gordon ✯ 1919 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Rainey Plantation, The Samuel House Plantation, and Site: Blake’s Mill.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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