6-INCH GUN BATTERY AT BAKER BEACHDuring World War II, the U.S. Army mounted a pair of 6-inch weapons at Battery Chamberlain firing on the Main Channel minefield at the Golden Gate.
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BATTERY IN ACTION CAUGHT BY PRESS PHOTOGS.
While it was Army policy to keep these defenses top secret, newspaper photographers were allowed to take pictures of this particular battery for the local papers. Of course, the location of the installation was not revealed in news articles. National Geographic also featured this gun position in a 1943 story on wartime San Francisco. |
THE COOKIE BRIGADE
On the slope behind the emplacement, the men of D Battery, 6th Coast Artillery Regiment, welcome the Red Cross Cookie Brigade into their area. The gun crews on alert duty bunked in quarters dug into this slope. |
BAKER BEACH IN RECENT YEARS
Battery Chamberlain without camouflage nets, looking out toward the Main Channel water area it covered with two 6-inch rifles long removed. |
