Fort MacArthur
Fort MacArthur by Stephen R. Nelson, published by Arcadia Publishing Library Editions in February 2006, offers a detailed exploration of this significant military installation in San Pedro. Spanning 130 pages, the book chronicles the fort’s evolution from a remote military reservation established in 1888 to a major regional induction center during World War II, processing over three-quarters of a million soldiers. Named after Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur, the fort played a crucial role in various military capacities, including Coast Defense and as a Nike missile installation, while also contributing to the transformation of San Pedro into the Port of Los Angeles.
Readers will find a comprehensive account of Fort MacArthur’s historical significance, including its impact on military technology, racial integration within the Army, and labor history during the early days of World War II. The book highlights the fort’s multifaceted role in American history, serving as a backdrop for key events and changes in the military landscape. Additionally, the fort’s museum, which spans 20 acres above the harbor, stands as a testament to its legacy as a vital national defense facility on the West Coast.
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Fort MacArthur, in San Pedro, became the Army’s major regional induction center after Pearl Harbor, processing over three-quarters of a million soldiers into World War II. Named for Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur, a Civil War hero, military visionary, and father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, “Fort Mac” began as a remote military reservation in 1888, was a full-fledged Coast Defense fort by 1923, a blur of GI activity as a portal to all theaters during World War II, a reserve base in 1946, a Nike missile installation in 1954, and again a military reserve base in 1976 following the Vietnam War. The base also played an important role in transforming San Pedro into the Port of Los Angeles, in implementing changes in military technology, in racial integration of the Army in the late 1930s, and in labor history as its soldiers became strikebreakers in the tense early days of the Second World War. The fort’s museum, comprising 20 acres above the harbor, is a lasting reminder of the 20th century’s vital West Coast national defense facilities.
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