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
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
- ^ 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