Survey and Documentation of World War II Defensive Fortifications at Eareckson Air Station, Shemya Island, Alaska
Creators: name: Rogers, Jason S.
name: Blanchard, Morgan R.
name: Gordaoff, Roberta
Publisher: name: Northern Land Use Research Alaska, LLC
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Alaska (State / Territory)
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subject: Cold War Era
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subject: World War II
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subject: Shemya Air Force Base
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subject: Eareckson Air Station
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subject: ATU-00093
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subject: 611th
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subject: ATU-00092
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subject: ATU-00168
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subject: ATU-00148
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subject: Pacific Air Forces
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subject: ATU-00125
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subject: 611th Air Support Group
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subject: ATU-00124
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subject: ATU-00121
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subject: ATU-00264
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subject: ATU-00206
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subject: ATU-00063
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subject: ATU-00266
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subject: ATU-00166
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subject: ATU-00123
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subject: United States Air Force
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subject: ATU-00145
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subject: ATU-00180
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subject: ATU-00179
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subject: ATU-00265
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subject: Department of the Navy
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subject: ATU-00174
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subject: ATU-00077
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subject: ATU-00116
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subject: ATU-00151,ATU-00152
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subject: ATU-00175
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subject: ATU-00178
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subject: Archaeological Survey
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subject: ATU-00110
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subject: ATU-00176
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subject: Building Survey
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subject: ATU-00177
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subject: Fortifications
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subject: Cold War
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subject: 11th Air Force
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subject: 611th Civil Engineer Squadron
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subject: Architectural Documentation
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subject: Architectural Survey
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subject: Historic Background Research
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subject: Remote Sensing
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subject: Records Search / Inventory Checking
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description: This report summarizes the survey and documentation of World War II forts at Eareckson Air Station. Research methods used prior to fieldwork included an examination of aerial photographs, maps, and literature. Fieldwork was conducted under the direction of Northern Land Use Research Alaska (NLURA), LLC staff meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards (36 CFR Part 61, Appendix A) for history and archaeology. Sites were located by vehicle and pedestrian survey using GPS location data from OHA records. The survey crew kept written field notes, made sketch maps and feature drawings, and all existing structural remains and associated features were measured, photographed, and documented. Feature location coordinates were recorded with a Garmin GPS Map 76Cx GPS unit. Localized geography and topography, important for understanding the defensive fortification system, was also noted. NLURA supports the continued eligibility of all features as contributing properties to the Shemya Island World War II Historic District (ATU-00063).