World War II

August 31, 1945
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Experimental Base a Well-Kept Secret

Vineyard Gazette

The well-kept secret of the Army's experimental base at Katama during the fall and early winter of 1943 is disclosed at last, in this issue of the Gazette.

Ten miles of heavy pipe were delivered, with other equipment, beginning in August, and during the following months five one-mile lengths of pipe were laid in the ocean with the aid of tugs, and welded together into an experimental pipeline under conditions similar to those which would be encountered in laying a gasoline supply line under the English Channel.

World War Two
South Beach
April 16, 1943
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Airport Is Carved Out of Wilderness

Vineyard Gazette
The airfield on the central plain of Martha’s Vineyard is beginning to shape up as something more than raw earth, mud, and the destination of building materials trucked over the roads from the steamboat landing. The time has arrived, also, when the United States Navy feels that the public may know something of this project which has brought life and a strange new pattern to a domain where only the hawks, rabbits and wildflowers have dwelt for many generations.
 
World War Two
Naval Auxiliary Air Facility
Martha's Vineyard Airport
January 12, 2020

Nelson Bryant, Acclaimed Outdoor Writer Who Jumped Into Normandy, Dies at 96

Julia Wells
The celebrated New York Times outdoor columnist and paratrooper who parachuted into Normandy during World War II, died Saturday.
World War Two
August 15, 2019

Army Corps Confirms Recovery of Long-Buried World War II Bomber

Noah Asimow
A team of munitions surveyors from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has confirmed the discovery of a World War II-vintage Helldiver buried off Chappaquiddick.
World War Two
May 9, 2019

Secret History of Martha's Vineyard During World War II

Noah Asimow
With the recent discovery of World War II-era bomber buried at Cape Pogue, the clandestine history of the Island’s involvement in World War II has come to the surface too.
World War Two
May 6, 2019

Mayday on Martha's Vineyard

Excerpted from Martha’s Vineyard in World War II by Thomas Dresser, Herb Foster and Jay Schofield, an account by airman Joseph McLaughlin after flying over Vineyard waters during training exercises.
World War Two
May 2, 2019

World War II Bomber Found Buried at Cape Pogue

Noah Asimow
Researchers believe they have found fragments from a World War II-era bomber plane that crash-landed in the frigid waters off Chappaquiddick during a doomed practice dive in the winter of 1946.
Cape Pogue Pond
World War Two
November 8, 2018

When Called He Served, When Called Again He Served Again

Barry Stringfellow
United States Marine Corps Capt. Eugene DeFelice (Ret.), now 97, is one of a handful of World War II veterans who are still around to tell their story.
World War Two
September 28, 2017

Bomb Removal Begins at Long Point

Sara Brown
An $8.1 million project to remove World War II-era munitions is underway at Long Point Wildlife Refuge on the Tisbury Great Pond.
Long Point Wildlife Refuge
Munitions removal
World War Two
April 4, 2017

World-War II Munitions Removal Work Resumes at Cape Pogue

Sara Brown
A large project to remove World War II-era munitions from Cape Pogue is scheduled to resume this month, with additional work required because of the large quantity of practice bombs found in the area.
Cape Pogue
Munitions removal
World War Two
May 23, 2016

Old Munitions Cleanup Under Way at Remote Cape Pogue

Sara Brown
The remote northern end of Chappaquiddick has been bustling with activity this spring as cleanup of World War II-era practice bombs begins.
Munitions removal
World War Two
Cape Pogue
August 25, 2015

World War II Practice Bombs Found on Chappy

Sara Brown
The state police bomb squad was called to Chappaquiddick after the discovery of two World War II practice bombs, later determined to be inert, on a remote barrier beach at Cape Pogue.
World War Two
Munitions removal
April 9, 2015

Looking Back on Avengers of World War II

Steve Ewing
In 1945 the late Harvey Ewing was a 21-year-old tail gunner in a torpedo bomber in the South Pacific.
World War Two
Wars
November 9, 2011

World War II Veterans Exhibit Breaks Free to the Internet

In celebration of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday, the Martha’s Vineyard Museum has launched a new online exhibit sharing the stories of Vineyard World War II veterans. Those Who Serve: Martha’s Vineyard and World War II, began as an exhibition in the Museum during 2009 and 2010. The exhibit’s popularity resulted in an oral history book curated by Linsey Lee. Short audio excerpts of those interviews have now been put together with archival photos in an online exhibit allowing people all over the world to hear the stories.
Martha's Vineyard Museum
World War Two

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