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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Combat Intelligence Center, Makalapa Drive in Makalapa Administration Area, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

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U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, Combat Intelligence Center, Makalapa Drive in Makalapa Administration Area, Pearl City, Honolulu County, HI

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Summary

Significance: Facility 251 is significant because it housed the intelligence staff for Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Area, from April 1943 until the end of WWII. One of the most important of the intelligence groups was the Fleet Radio Unit, Pacific Fleet, which was critical in helping the Allies win the war.
Survey number: HABS HI-426
Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1945 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1947 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1986 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000940

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Date

1950 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Nimitz, Chester W
Jackson-Retondo, Elaine, transmitter
Mason Architects, Inc., contractor
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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