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Tustin News in Tustin, California

15 Aug 2013

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Tustin News

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Tustin, California, United States of America

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Aug 15, 2013

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4

World War II memories linger at NAS Santa Ana hangars

Strong recalls life at Naval Air Station Santa Ana during World War II, tending to her son under orange groves as planes buzzed overhead. Veterans like McPherson rose to naval aviation amid pilot shortages, while the vast Tustin hangars once housed blimps and drones. Now abandoned, the space evokes enduring memory of a war era and a family’s sacrifice.

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Times Square Strong Tustin Base Naval Air Station Santa Ana Rich Adler OC Parks Nas Santa Ana McPherson Navy Alan Renga San Diego Naval Hawaii MccPherson Los Angeles Jane Vogel Aldrich Elaine Strong
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History of NAS Santa Ana and World War II

Donald McPherson enlists in the Navy in 1941 and marries Elaine Strong as WWII unfolds. NAS Santa Ana begins construction in 1942, flights start with a blimp, and McPherson’s family moves after the war. The base evolves to MCAS Santa Ana, later MCAS Tustin, closing in 1999, with McPherson dying in 1994.

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Tustin Base Navy Donald McPherson Nas Santa Ana Moffett Field California McPherson Westchester Area L.A Navy Reserve Nas Santa Ana
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Life in a Quonset hut on war base keeps Navy family hopeful

The McPhersons lived in a corrugated metal Quonset hut with two small rooms. Archival memories describe uncomfortable quarters, drafty winters, and hot summers. Navy wives improvised, sewing gowns from fabric bought at Sears, while sailors celebrated promotions with showers in 17 story hangars that created their own weather.

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McPherson Naval Aviation Donald McPherson Strong
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