** From the March 9, 2017, Express (U.K.) "Winston Churchill's SECRET bunkers hidden all over Britain in THESE classified locations.
There was, of course, a serious threat of German invasion in the early 1940s. There were over 600 secret bunkers spread out over the British landscape. It was planned to have specially-trained groups of soldiers conduct guerrilla type operations out of them.
** From the February 17, 2016, Wilmington (NC) Biz "Proposed Mixed-Use Project Includes Historic Wilmington Structure."
A quonset hut in Wilmington, constructed after World War II is on the path of preservation. The U.S. Navy used quonset huts a lot during World War II because they were light and easy to build.
Quonset huts were named after Quinset Pointe, a peninsula and former site of a Rhode Island Navy base where they were first made.
--Quon me. --GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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