 Picture Courtesy of BKip
WAF HILL
This is the site of the barracks built to house women stationed here without immediate family accompanying them. The first detachment of the Women’s Army Corps (formed in May 1943) arrived at Hamilton Army Air Field in October 1943. The barracks were also used by the civilian pilots of the Women Air Service Pilots (WASP’s) serving the Military Ferry Command. After the Air Force became a separate service in 1947, the Women’s Air Force (WAF’s) moved in and the name changed to WAF HILL. When the Navy took over the base in the 1960’s their wives were housed here. Finally these quarters housed evacuees from Vietnam and Afghanistan pending processing of their asylum applications and relocation to more permanent residences elsewhere in the country.
Old Hamilton AF Base, Hamilton Pky., Novato, Marin County California
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