kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 I don't have a clue what this is as I could find nothing anywhere around it as far as an entrance goes. "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 I will be taking a trip out that way again as there was so much more for me to see but time ran out that day. :crying: "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
Bluehawk Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 I don't have a clue what this is as I could find nothing anywhere around it as far as an entrance goes. Ammo dump? HONORING FAMILY LtCol Wm Russell (1679-1757) VA Mil; Pvt Zachariah McKay (1714-97) Frederick VA Mil; BrigGen Evan Shelby, Jr (1719-94) VA Mil; Pvt Vincent Hobbs (1722-1808) Wythe VA Mil; Pvt Hugh Alexander (1724-77); Lt John R. Litton (1726-1804); Bvt BrigGen/Col Wm W. Russell (1735-93) 5th VA Rgmt; Lt James Scott (1736-1817); Capt John Murray, Sr (1747-1833); Capt John Sehorn, Sr (1748-1831) VA Mil; Pvt Corbin Lane (1750-1816) Franklin/TN Mil; Cpl Jesse D. Reynolds (1750-1836) 5th VA Rgmt; Capt. Solomon C. Litton (1751-1844); 1Lt Christopher Casey (1754-1840) SC Mil; Pvt Mark Adams (1755-1828); Pvt Randolph White (1755-1831) Bailey's Co. VA Rgmt; Capt. John R. Russell (1758-1838); Pvt Joseph T. Cooley (1767-1826) Fort Hempstead Mil; Pvt Thomas Barron (1776-1863) 1812; Capt. John Baumgardner (1787-1853) VA Mil; Pvt Joel Estep (1828-1864) Co B 5th KY Inf CSA & US; Pvt George B. Bell (1833-1910) Co C 47th IL Inf US; Cpl Daniel H. Barron (1838-1910) Co B 19th TN Rgmt Inf CSA; Capt Richard K. Kaufman (1908-1946) 7th PRG/3rd AF CCU; T-5 Vernon L. Bell (1926-95) 1802nd Spec Rgmt; PO2 Murray J. Heichman (1932-2019) HQSB/MCRD; PFC Jess Long (1934-2017) US Army; PFC Donald W. Johnson (1931-) 43rd ID HQ; A1C Keith W. Bell (1931-2011) 314th TCW; A3C Michael S. Bell (1946-) 3346th CMS; A1C Sam W. Lee (1954-2017) 2d BW; AW3 Keith J. Price (1975-) VP-10; 1Lt Matthew Wm Bell (1985-) 82nd Abn/SOC Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 Ammo dump? God only knows. I looked really hard to see if there might have been something like an entrance that got covered but saw nothing other then Ice plants, then again if they did a good job I never would . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 Very nice pictures! I have yet to see that and other fortifications in the area. San Francisco apparently had a complex fortification system. I took my parents to Muir Beach, near Muir Woods National Park. I wondered what these pillbox looking things were for. They were too shallow to hold artillery. Found out they were used by the military so when they saw an invading ship, they would triangulate its position with someone in San Francisco, therefore increasing the accuracy of the artillery. Below is a map I found on the different forts in the SF area. It does not have Ft. Point on there. Alcatraz, I think, also held artillery on the island during WWII. Thanks FriscoHare, there is a lot to see on the Marin side but not really much left on the South Shore as most of that has been developed. The Presido Main post is still pretty much all there and the Cemetery is well worth looking at as there are a large number of historical figures buried there, and still a few big gun's here and there that are pretty cool. The map you have just shows the locations of the different post's, I tried to show as many gun battery's as I could but still missed plenty. They still keep a complete Atlas missile system position there that is really neat as is all the old post's, rifle ranges and such that I will snap photo's of next time I go over that way. There was another 3" gun battery on Angel Island but you cant get to it. I think Alcatraz had some small guns on it in the late 1800's but not in the 20th century. P.S. HDSF stand's for Harbor Defense San Francisco. "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 How about showing some site's from your area. There has to be some of you guy's from Europe that can show some neat stuff!! "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 25, 2009 Author Share Posted July 25, 2009 Jeez, no got any pic's of coastal forts? "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
Wailuna Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 ...Here is the parade grounds at Ft. Baker. Fort Baker is now a trendy resort for recovering masters of the universe (aka: "Bonus Bozos"). Some rooms at "Cavallo Point" go for $700+ per night, which is much, much more than some officers and sergeants who once occupied these quarters were paid for years of service. Link here to see the rest of this story. Then out spake brave Horatius, the Captain of the Gate: "To every man upon this earth death cometh soon or late.And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods." Link to post Share on other sites
Wailuna Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 ...Jeez, no got any pic's of coastal forts? Sure, here are some we had some fun with on this Forum about a year ago: From Pensacola to Celyon. Then out spake brave Horatius, the Captain of the Gate: "To every man upon this earth death cometh soon or late.And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods." Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Thanks Wailuna as that was a very cool thread. What I liked the most was finding the vid's on youtube showing some of the sites I took pics of in action! At Ft. Baker their is still a USCG station where the mine dock used to be and a small harbor that I was told is only for military members to berth their private boats. I was really hoping that someone could show some pics of the sites today,or something close to today :thumbsup: . "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
Airborne-Hunter Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Its a shame that the area has gone so far down hill. They want to put in an art studio/museum over the presideo. There is Alameda Naval Air Station across the bay and they want to put in stuff there. Last I heard it was going to be a theme park or apartments, although I think the idea flopped. Mare Island is being taken over by overgrowth and has civilian businesses in part of it now. :thumbdown: California "Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you....Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom." -Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr. USAF ''A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.'' Gerald Ford "Those who melt their guns into plows will plow for those who don't." Thomas Jefferson "I live in weirdville." Owen Link to post Share on other sites
FriscoHare Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 There was another 3" gun battery on Angel Island but you cant get to it. I think Alcatraz had some small guns on it in the late 1800's but not in the 20th century. kphfun is right. Maybe I was thinking Angel Island. Alcatraz only had AA guns on the island: "During WWII the army returned, and young Coast Artillery GIs manned anti-aircraft guns on prison rooftops when they weren't pursuing the daughters of the guards." (Fortress Alcatraz by Martini) ~SeanWANTED: Philippine Department & Division patch variations, uniforms, & other items.~In honor of Private Placido Conejos, 14th Engineer Regt. (Philippine Scouts). KIA on Bataan, 02/13/1942My links: Lolo's (Grandfather's) WWII Service | My Mini-Museum of Sea Lions and Carabaos | ASMIC Newsletter Editor (4653) | PSHS Nat. Secretary & Webmaster Link to post Share on other sites
Bluehawk Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 On that great map not shown is a fortification on the ocean side of Hwy 1 about halfway between Pacifica and Half Moon Bay... sitting way up on an overlooking peak, very very deteriorated condition. HONORING FAMILY LtCol Wm Russell (1679-1757) VA Mil; Pvt Zachariah McKay (1714-97) Frederick VA Mil; BrigGen Evan Shelby, Jr (1719-94) VA Mil; Pvt Vincent Hobbs (1722-1808) Wythe VA Mil; Pvt Hugh Alexander (1724-77); Lt John R. Litton (1726-1804); Bvt BrigGen/Col Wm W. Russell (1735-93) 5th VA Rgmt; Lt James Scott (1736-1817); Capt John Murray, Sr (1747-1833); Capt John Sehorn, Sr (1748-1831) VA Mil; Pvt Corbin Lane (1750-1816) Franklin/TN Mil; Cpl Jesse D. Reynolds (1750-1836) 5th VA Rgmt; Capt. Solomon C. Litton (1751-1844); 1Lt Christopher Casey (1754-1840) SC Mil; Pvt Mark Adams (1755-1828); Pvt Randolph White (1755-1831) Bailey's Co. VA Rgmt; Capt. John R. Russell (1758-1838); Pvt Joseph T. Cooley (1767-1826) Fort Hempstead Mil; Pvt Thomas Barron (1776-1863) 1812; Capt. John Baumgardner (1787-1853) VA Mil; Pvt Joel Estep (1828-1864) Co B 5th KY Inf CSA & US; Pvt George B. Bell (1833-1910) Co C 47th IL Inf US; Cpl Daniel H. Barron (1838-1910) Co B 19th TN Rgmt Inf CSA; Capt Richard K. Kaufman (1908-1946) 7th PRG/3rd AF CCU; T-5 Vernon L. Bell (1926-95) 1802nd Spec Rgmt; PO2 Murray J. Heichman (1932-2019) HQSB/MCRD; PFC Jess Long (1934-2017) US Army; PFC Donald W. Johnson (1931-) 43rd ID HQ; A1C Keith W. Bell (1931-2011) 314th TCW; A3C Michael S. Bell (1946-) 3346th CMS; A1C Sam W. Lee (1954-2017) 2d BW; AW3 Keith J. Price (1975-) VP-10; 1Lt Matthew Wm Bell (1985-) 82nd Abn/SOC Link to post Share on other sites
kphfun Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 On that great map not shown is a fortification on the ocean side of Hwy 1 about halfway between Pacifica and Half Moon Bay... sitting way up on an overlooking peak, very very deteriorated condition. There is actually two there Bluehawk. It is the devil slide set that was the southern most part of Ft. Funston. They also had a battery of 155mm Guns (6") just south of that. This is just a picture of one as there is no place to stop at all where the other is located, I drove by 3 time's trying. "How many life's can you justify your battle hymn's". Saxon, Power and the Glory.... "Due to the presence of fools wise people stand out - Japanese proverb" “Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.” —Ulysses S. Grant DBA hoc1983 on ebay. Always nice stuff! Nothing like a story with a fake Nun. Link to post Share on other sites
Kaneoheboy Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 It is a Coast Artillery gun battery position finding station known as a "Base End Station." -John -John "If a man does his best, what else is there?" - General George S. Patton (1885-1945) Link to post Share on other sites
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