The Mojave
Virtual Museum
The "Mojave Marines": Life at MCAAS Mojave
Many momentos from the bustling days of MCAAS Mojave have survived through the years. If you have any items in your collection that we can display digitally here, please contact Alan or Carol.
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Christmas Card, 1944. Each card bore the photograph of the Marine sending it. This example shows Flying Master Sgt. Roland "Rolie" Saranpa. Museum collection, courtesy of Rob Saranpa |
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On July 10, 1943, a celebration honoring the officers and men of MCAS Mojave Group 44 was held in Hollywood. This program was signed by a number of the stars there, inclding Walt Disney himself. Scans courtesy of Jon-Paul Bibeau |
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1940s matchbook |
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1940s matchbook (collection of A. Radecki) |
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Booklet cover. From the Land~Sea Discovery Group collection www.e-adventure.net |
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VMF-124 squadron patch from c.1943. From the Land~Sea Discovery Group collection www.e-adventure.net |
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VMF-214 squadron patch. Collection of B. M. Rebenstorf |
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Ok, you don't normally think of Marines as softies, but then there's this USMC commemorative pillow that hangs in the airport's administration building. Anybody with knowledge about the significance of the pillow is invited to share it with us. |