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The Army Air Forces take over Miami Beach's hotels for basic training
1942
Miami Beach, Florida
Todd Murray · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
From February 1942 the Army Air Forces leased almost every resort hotel on Miami Beach, this one included, and turned the strip into one of its largest training centres. Rooms became barracks, dining rooms became mess halls, golf courses became parade grounds and the beach became a rifle range. Close to half a million men passed through before it closed in 1944, among them Clark Gable.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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