Navy Bomb Disposal School
| Navy Bomb Disposal School | |
|---|---|
| Part of American University | |
| Washington, D.C. | |
  Navy Bomb Disposal School Location of the Navy Bomb Disposal School | |
| Coordinates | 38°56′13.56″N 77°5′12.84″W / 38.9371000°N 77.0869000°W |
| Type | Training installation |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Navy Department |
| Operator | U.S. Navy |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1942–1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
The Navy Bomb Disposal School, was a World War II era U.S. naval training installation built on American University property in Washington, D.C.
Environmental impact
[edit]During World War II, American University allowed the U.S. Navy to use part of its campus for bomb disposal training.[1] In 1993, a construction worker stumbled upon some of the buried munitions. This led to major cleanup efforts in the 1990s[2] and 2000s (decade) on the site, which included a corner of the university and several neighboring residences.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Albright, Richard D. (2012). Cleanup of chemical and explosive munitions : locating, identifying contaminants, and planning for environmental remediation of land and sea military ranges and ordnance dumpsites (2nd ed.). Amsterdam: Elsevier/William Andrew. pp. 137–240. ISBN 978-1-4377-3477-5. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ Gordon, Martin K.; Sude, Barry R.; Overbeck, Ruth Ann; Hendricks, Charles (1994). Final Report: A Brief History of the American University Experiment Station and U. S. Navy Bomb Disposal School, America University (PDF). U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
Categories:
- 1942 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- 1945 disestablishments in Washington, D.C.
- Closed installations of the United States Navy
- Explosive ordnance disposal units and formations
- History of American University
- Military installations closed in 1945
- United States home front during World War II
- World War II sites in the United States
- World War II stubs