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1. Squadron area Squadron area When Marine Bombing Squadron Six-Thirteen arrived on Kwajalein they were assigned an area that had been vacated by the U.S. Army. Seen above is a number of the wooden buildings in the rear area after the...
2. Garage Garage Located in the Transportation Area, the squadron's garage provided the facilities for the maintenance and repair of the various type of vehicles used by the squadron.
3. Fleet Marine Theatre Fleet Marine Theatre Taken next to the movie screen at the Fleet Marine Theatre, seating and the projection booth can be clearly seen. This facility, built by the squadron's Construction and Maintenance Department, proved...
4. Recreation area Recreation area Taken from one of the water towers in the Naval Construction Battalion Area, the Transportation Area, Motorpool, Senior NCO Club, Fleet Marine Theatre, and Recreation Hall can be seen.
5. Commanding & executive officer's quarters Commanding & executive officer's quarters The quarters for Lieutenant Colonel Nevils and Major Danser were located in the squadron's front area on the ocean road.
6. Beergarden Beergarden The squadron's "Beergarden" was a tented area located next to the Recreation Hall. It served as the location for enlisted men to drink beer in their off-duty time. Despite its fancy name, Marines commonly...
7. Transportation area Transportation area Vehicles operated by VMB-613 were maintained and serviced by the Transportation Department in the garage seen in the center of the photograph. On the near end of the garage, a make-shift grease rack can...
8. Fleet Marine Theatre Fleet Marine Theatre As dusk approached, the Marines of VMB-613 would be called to the Fleet Marine Theatre in the squadron's recreation area with strains of Doris Day singing Sentimental Journey. The Fleet Marine Theatre...
9. Barracks and storage building Barracks and storage building The two barracks on the center of the photograph served as billets for the Radio-Gunners, Navigators, and Mechanic-Gunners. On the center-left, crates of supplies can be seen in front of one of the squadron's...
10. Enlisted men's barracks Enlisted men's barracks These barracks housed enlisted men and were located to the right of the barracks shown in the previous photograph. To the right of this photograph, the squadron's transportation area was located.
11. Barracks and showers Barracks and showers Looking towards the ocean, the barracks in the center of the photograph housed the Engineering Department. To the front of these barracks, the showers (behind the water tanks) and the head (small building...
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