{"id":555,"date":"2017-09-13T18:19:49","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T18:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=555"},"modified":"2017-09-13T18:20:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T18:20:46","slug":"u-s-naval-amphibious-training-base-fort-pierce-florida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/places\/u-s-naval-amphibious-training-base-fort-pierce-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Naval Amphibious Training Base, Fort Pierce, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naval_Amphibious_Training_Base_Fort_Pierce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Wikipedia<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The\u00a0<b>Naval Amphibious Training Base Fort Pierce<\/b>,\u00a0Florida\u00a0is a former training base centered around\u00a0Fort Pierce, Florida. The 19,280 acres (7,800\u00a0ha) site extended 25 miles (40\u00a0km) from near\u00a0Vero Beach, Florida\u00a0to near\u00a0Jensen Beach, Florida. It included\u00a0North Hutchinson Island\u00a0and\u00a0Hutchinson Island South.<sup id=\"cite_ref-ft170731_1-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naval_Amphibious_Training_Base_Fort_Pierce#cite_note-ft170731-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The site was used as a training facility for amphibious troops for invading\u00a0Normandy\u00a0during\u00a0World War II. There were as many as 40,000 troops stationed there. There were 450 buildings.<sup id=\"cite_ref-ft170731_1-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naval_Amphibious_Training_Base_Fort_Pierce#cite_note-ft170731-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_557\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-557\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/636366642237730233-Fort-Pierce-South-Island-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-557\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/636366642237730233-Fort-Pierce-South-Island-2.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Naval Amphibious Base, Fort Pierce, Florida.\u00a0\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/636366642237730233-Fort-Pierce-South-Island-2.jpg 540w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/636366642237730233-Fort-Pierce-South-Island-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-557\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Naval Amphibious Base, Fort Pierce, Florida. Photo National Archives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Wikipedia: The\u00a0Naval Amphibious Training Base Fort Pierce,\u00a0Florida\u00a0is a former training base centered around\u00a0Fort Pierce, Florida. The 19,280 acres (7,800\u00a0ha) site extended 25 miles (40\u00a0km) from near\u00a0Vero Beach, Florida\u00a0to near\u00a0Jensen Beach, Florida. It included\u00a0North Hutchinson Island\u00a0and\u00a0Hutchinson Island South.[1] The site was used as a training facility for amphibious troops for invading\u00a0Normandy\u00a0during\u00a0World War II. 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