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US Coast Guard -- San Diego:
In 1914, the government agencies of the US Life-Savers and the US Revenue Cutter service merged to form the US Coast Guard. Along the West Coast, the first missions of the Coast Guard included policing the shore for smuggled spirits recently outlawed by the Volstead Act of 1920.
Coast Guard aviation operations commenced in San Diego in 1934, with a detachment operating out of a commercial hangar at Lindbergh Field. During the following year, the Harbor Commission, the San Diego City Government and the Chamber of Commerce combined forces to donate 23 acres of tideland for the establishment of a Coast Guard Air Station, a move that was approved by San Diego's voters in April 1935.
Construction of the Air Station began in 1936 with funds provided by the Federal Public Works Administration. The MH Golden Co. was the contractor. The area was filled and brought up to grade level by dredging from the bay. During construction, the Air Patrol Detachment continued to operate out of Lindbergh Field. In April of 1937 Coast Guard Air Station San Diego was commissioned. |