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US Army Corps 

of Englneers 

HUNTSVILLE ENGINEERING 

AND SUPPORT CENTER FINAL 

Defense Environmental Restoration Program 

For 

Formerly Used Defense Sites 

Ordnance and Explosives 

ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT 

FINDINGS 

Petaluma 12th Naval District 

Target No. 9 

Petaluma, CA 

Project Number - J09CA72980 1 

September 2002 

Prepared by 

US Army Corps of Engineers 

ST. LOUIS DISTRICT

ARCHIVE SEARCH REPORT 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT . FINDINGS 

Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No . 9 

Petaluma. CA 

1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 

1.1 AUTHORITY .................................................................................................. 1 

1.2 SUBJECT ......................................................................................................... 1 

1.3 PURPOSE ........................................................................................................ 1 

1.4 SCOPE ............................................................................................................. 2 

2 PREVIOUS SITE INVESTIGATIONS ................................................................ 3 

2.1 CORPS OF ENGINEERS DOCUMENTS ....................................................... 3 

2.2 OTHERREPORTS .......................................................................................... 3 

3 SITE DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................ 4 

3.1 LAND USE ...................................................................................................... 4 

3.1. I Location ...................................................................................................... 4 

3.1.2 Prior Site Use ............................................................................................... 4 

3.1.3 Present Site Use ............................................................................................ 4 

3.2 CLIMATIC DATA ........................................................................................... 4 

3.3 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ................................................................................. 6 

3.3.1 Geology and Physiology ............................................................................... 6 

3.3.2 Soil ............................................................................................................... 8 

3.4 HYDROLOGY ................................................................................................ 8 

3.4.1 Surface Water ............................................................................................... 8 

3.4.2 Ground Water ............................................................................................... 9 

3.5 ECOLOGY ...................................................................................................... 9 

3.6 DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................ 12 

3.6.1 Centers ofActivity ...................................................................................... 12 

3.6.2 Business and Industry Profile ..................................................................... 12 

3.6.3 Population Density ..................................................................................... 13 

3.6.4 Types of Housing ........................................................................................ 13 

3.6.5 New Development in the Area ..................................................................... 13 

3.6.6 Typical Cross Sections of the Population .................................................... 13 

4 SITE HISTORY ................................................................................................... 14 

4.1 HISTORICAL SITE SUMMARY .................................................................. 14 

4.1.1 General Site Histoy ................................................................................... 14 

4.1.2 Summay of Ordnance and Explosives Activities ........................................ 15 

4.1.3 Summay of Chemical Warfare Material Activities ..................................... 16 

4.1.4 Certlflcates of Clearance ............................................................................ 16 

4.2 REVIEW OF HISTORICAL RECORDS ....................................................... 16 

4.2.1 National Archives at College Park, Textual Records .................................. 16 

4.2.2 National Archives at College Park, Cartographic & Architectural 

Branch ........................................................................................................ 21 

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Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No . 9 


National Archives at College Park. Still Pictures Branch ........................... 22 

National Archives and Records Administration -Paczfic Region San Bruno22 

Federal Records Center-Paclfic Region Sun Bruno .................................... 23 

Naval Aviation History Center .................................................................... 24 

Naval Histoly Center Library ..................................................................... 24 

Naval Histoly Center Photographic Archive ............................................... 24 

Naval Construction Battalion Center History Office .................................. 24 

US . Air Force Historical Research Agency ............................................ 24 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Sacramento District .............................. 25 

US . Army Corps of Engin~ers - Sacramento District .............................. 25 




National Archives at College Park, Cartographic & Architectural 

Branch .................................................................................................... 27 

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Aerial Photography Field Office ......... 28 

US . Geological Survey - EROS Data Center .......................................... 29 

4.3 SUMMARY OF INTERVIEWS .................................................................... 29 

4.4 AIR PHOTO INTERPRETATION AND MAP ANALYSIS .......................... 29 

4.4.1 Map Analysis ............................................................................................. -29 

4.4.2 Air Photo Interpretation ............................................................................. 31 

5 REAL ESTATE .................................................................................................... 35 

5.1 CONFIRMED DOD OWNERSHIP ............................................................... 35 

5.2 POTENTIAL DOD OWNERSHIP ................................................................. 35 

5.3 SIGNIFICANT PAST OWNERSHIP OTHER THAN DOD .......................... 36 

5.4 PRESENT OWNERSHIP ............................................................................... 36 

6 SITE INSPECTION ........................................................................................... 3 7 

6.1 GENERAL PROCEDURES AND SCOPE .................................................... 37 

6.2 SITE INSPECTION SYNOPSIS .................................................................... 37 

7 EVALUATION OF ORDNANCE POTENTIAL ............................................... 41 

7.1 CONVENTIONAL ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION ................................ 41 

7.2 CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL CONTAMINATION ........................ 41 

8 TECHNICAL DATA OF ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVES ........................... 42 

8.1 POTENTIAL OE AND CWM ITEMS ........................................................... 42 

8.2 DESCRIPTION OF CONVENTIONAL ORDNANCE .................................. 42 

8.3 DESCRIPTION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS ........................ 42 

9 EVALUATION OF OTHER SITE INFORMATION ........................................ 43 


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REFERENCES 

APPENDICES 

ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS AND BREVITY CODES 

TEXT 1 MANUALS 

REPORTS I STUDIES 

LETTERS / MEMORANDUMS / MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 

ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT - FINDINGS 

Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 

REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS ........................................................ NOT USED 

NEWSPAPER I JOURNALS ............................................................. NOT USED 

INTERVIEWS I POINTS OF CONTACT (POC) 

PRESENT SITE PHOTOGRAPHS 

HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS.. ..................................................... NOT USED 

HISTORICAL MAPS I DRAWINGS 

SITE SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN 1 SITE INSPECTION REPORT 

REPORT DISTRIBUTlON LIST 

REPORT PLATES 

Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 - 12'~ Naval District Bombing and 

Gunnery Areas 1940's to Early 1950's 

Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 - Vicinitv Map 

Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 -Aerial Photoaaph~ 1945 


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1 INTRODUCTION 

1.1 AUTHORITY 



In 1986, Congress established the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DEW) 

at 10 United State Code (USC) 2701 et seq. This program directed the Secretary of 

Defense to "carry out a program of environmental restoration at facilities under the 

jurisdiction of the Secretary." 

In March 1990, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a revised National 

Contingency Plan (NCP). Under 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 300.120, EPA 

designated the Department of Defense (DoD) to be the removal response authority for 

incidents involving DoD military weapons and munitions under the jurisdiction, custody 

and control of DoD. 

Since the beginning of this program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers acts as the 

agency responsible for environmental restoration at Formerly Used Defense Sites 

(FUDS). Beginning in 1990, the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville 

(USAESCH) serves as the Center of Expertise (CX) and Design Center for Ordnance and 

Explosives. In cooperation with the USAESCH, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. 

Louis District, prepares Archives Search Reports (ASR) in support of environmental 

restoration at active DoD installations, Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) and 

installation transitions under Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) recommendations. 

1.2 SUBJECT 

Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 consisted of 1,770 acres near Petluma, CA 

located in Sonoma County. The Navy built Petalurna 12th Naval District Target No. 9 as 

one of over thirty bombing and rocket targets within the 12th Naval District in California 

and Nevada during World War 11. Target No. 9 was directly associated with Naval 

Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) Santa Rosa, which was located about 23 miles to the 

northwest. Use of Target No. 9 appears to have begun in November 1944. Ordnance and 

Explosives (OE) and Chemical Warfare Materials (CWM) related features of the former 

target included a cruiser shaped bomb target and a rocket target within the wetlands of 

the site. The types of OE included practice bombs and rockets. The site remained in use 

after WWII, and was renamed BT No.5 circa 195 1. In 1952 the Navy ordered the leases 

for the site canceled. Plate 1 in the report plates section shows the general location of the 

~aval District Bomb Targets and Plate 2 shows the general location of the site. 

1.3 PURPOSE 

The ASR compiles information obtained through historical research at various archives 

and records holding facilities, interviews with persons associated with Petaluma 12th 

Naval District Target No. 9 and an inspection of the site. The search directs efforts 

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towards determining possible use or disposal of OE and CWM on the former military 

establishment. The research places particular emphasis on establishing the types, 

quantities and areas of use and disposal. This process obtains information for use in 

developing recommendations for further action at the former Petaluma 12th Naval 

District Target No. 9. 

1.4 SCOPE 

Ths investigation focuses on potential OE and/or CWM contamination remaining on the 

former Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. The DERP-FUDS project number is 

J09CA72980 1. This report presents the following: 

A brief history of Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 

Description and characteristics of the immediate surrounding area 

A review of related site investigations 

An aerial photography and map analysis of the site 

Real estate information, past and present 

Findmgs of the site inspection 

Description of the OE andlor CWM identified with the site 

These factors represent the basis for the evaluation of potential OE and CWM 

contamination and associated risks at Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. 

Section 1 - Introduction 

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2 PREVIOUS SITE INVESTIGATIONS 

2.1 CORPS OF ENGINEERS DOCUMENTS 




The Sacramento District of the Corps of Engineers prepared the following investigations 

in support of an Inventory Project Report (INPR) for the DEW for FUDS: 

Final Preliminary Assessment Petaluma Bombing Target, CA, 7 May 1999.' 

The subsequent INPR assigned a Risk Assessment Code (RAC) of 4 for the OEICWM 

portion of this site. See Appendix D-1 for this report. The INPR identified only 

OEICWM as a potential hazard at the former Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. 

Although not clearly determined, Bombing Target Site Sonoma - site number 

J09CA1073 near Petaluma appears to be a duplicate of this one (i.e. Petaluma 12th Naval 

District Target No. 9, site number - J09CA7298). The Bombing Target Site Sonoma was 

determined to be ineligible for the FUDS program as no records were found to support it 

as a separate site. 

2.2 OTHER REPORTS 

The archive search did not locate any additional environmental investigations or reports 

concerning Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. 

Section 2 - Previous Site Investigations 

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3 SITE DESCRIPTION 

3.1 LAND USE 

3.1.1 Location 




Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 consisted of 1,770 acres in Sonoma County, 

CA (see Plate #2). This site lies approximately six and a half miles southeast of Petluma, 

CA amongst the marshlands west of the Petaluma River. 

3.1.2 Prior Site Use 

Prior to the Navy's operation of Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9, the land was 

predominately undeveloped wetlands with seasonal hunting. 

3.1.3 Present Site Use 

The land for the foimer Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 remains undeveloped, 

with seasonal hunting. 

3.2 CLIMATIC DATA 

The nearest source of long-record climatological data and weather narrative that best 

represents the Petaluma site is the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA) station located at the San Francisco Airport approximately 40 miles to the south 

(see Table 3.2.1). Additional climatological data from-the weather station in Petaluma, 

CA approximately 2.5 miles northeast of the site is provided in Table 3.2.2. 

Table 3.2 1 - Climatologic 

Temperature 

Month Average Average 

Minimum Maximum 

(OF) (OF) 

January 42 56 

February 52 59 

March 53 6 1 

April 56 64 

11 Data For San 

Precipitation 

Average 

(Inches) 

4.2 

Francisco, CA 

Wind 

Speed Average 

I May 58 66 0.3 1 14 

June 61 70 0.1 14 WNW 

July 63 71 T 13 WNW 

August 63 72 T 12 WNW 

September 64 73 0.2 11 NWNW 

October 61 70 1 .O 11 WNW 

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Month 

November 

December 

Average 




Table 3.2 1 - Climatological Data For San Francisco, CA 

Temperature Precipitation 

Wind 

Average Average 

Average 

Minimum Maximum Average Speed Average 

(OF) 

55 

(OF) 

63 

(Inches) 

2.3 

Miles/Hour 

10 

Direction 

WNW 

50 56 3.5 

9 WNW 

57 65 19.3 

12 WNW 

Table 3.2.2 - Climatolo~ical Data For Petaluma. CA 

Temperature Precipitation Wind 

Month Average Average 

Average 

Minimum Maximum Average Speed Average 

January 

February 

March 

April 1 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September 

October 

November 1 

December 

Average 

(OF) 

38 

40 

41 

43 

47 

50 

52 

52 

5 1 

47 

42 

38 

45 

1 

1 

(OF) 

57 

62 

64 

68 

73 

7 8 

82 

8 3 

8 2 

76 

66 

57 

71 

1 

1 

(Inches) 

5.70 

4.60 

3.41 

1.57 

0.5 1 

0.19 

0.03 

0.08 

0.25 

1.35 

3.38 

4.18 

25.24 

Miles/Hour Direction 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

I - I - 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

I - I - 

- 

- 

- 

- 

The region around San Francisco enjoys a marine-type climate characterized by mild and 

moderately wet winters and by dry, cool summers. Winter rains, occurring from 

November through March, account for over 80 percent of the annual rainfall. Measurable 

precipitation occurs on an average of 10 days per month during the winter period. 

However, there are frequent dry periods lasting well over a week as well. Severe winter 

storms with gale force winds and heavy rains occur only occasionally. Thunderstorms 

average two a year and may occur in any month. The maximum 24-hour rainfall was 

measured at 5.6 inches and occurred during the month of January. The maximum 

snowfall was recorded at only 2 inches and occurred during the month of January. 

The daily and annual range in temperature is small. A few frosty mornings occur during 

the winter but the temperature seldom drops below freezing. Winter temperatures 


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generally rise to the high 50's in the early afternoon. The lowest recorded temperature 

was measured at 24 degrees and occurred during the month of December. 

The summer weather is dominated by a cool sea breeze resulting in an average summer 

wind speed of nearly 15 mph. Winds are generally light in the early morning but 

normally reach 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Wind gusts of up to 68 mph have been 

observed. 

Sea fog is another persistent feature of the summer weather. This high fog, occasionally 

producing drizzle or mist, usually disappears during the late afternoon. Despite the 

overcast mornings, summer days are sunny. On average, a total of only 14 days during 

the four months from June through September are classified as cloudy. 

Daytune temperatures are held down both by the overcast mornings and the strengthening 

sea breezes in the afternoon. During the summer months occasional hot spells, lasting a 

few days, are experienced without the usual high fog and sea breeze. The maximum 

recorded temperature of 106 degrees was measured during the month of ~ une.~ 

3.3 GEOLOGYANDSOILS 

3.3.1 Geology and Physiology 

Petaluma is situated on the Coast Range's physiographic province of California, which is 

characterized by northwest-trending mountains and valleys. Geomorphic features of the 

local areas vary from low marshy land adjacent to the Petaluma River to more rugged 

terrain to the east and west of the site where elevations reach 1,200 feet or more. 

The oldest rocks exposed in Sonoma County occur at Bodega Head, west of the San 

Andreas Fault. The granitic rocks found here represent the core of an ancient landmass 

that once stretched southward and included what is now the Point Reyes Peninsula, the 

Farallon Islands, and the granitic mountains of Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. 

These intrusive rocks were formed at great depths when they crystallized during the early 

part of the Jurassic Period. Subsequent uplift brought them to the surface, and erosion has 

reduced them to the isolated remnants seen today. 

East of the San Andreas Fault are found somewhat contemporaneous marine sediments, 

which were formed as geosynclinal deposits in an oceanic environment during the 

Jurassic Period. These deposits, which together comprise the Franciscan Formation and 

the Great Valley Sequence, are formed of sediments derived from an area located west of 

the present shoreline. The area, which received these sediments was of broad extent and 

was slowly subsiding. 

During the 50 million years that the sediments were being deposited, they were intruded 

with basic and ultrabasic rocks in the form of dikes, sills and pillow lava flows. Most of 


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these subsequently have been completely serpentinized. During the Cretaceous Period, 

deposition was halted and was followed by a brief period of uplift. During this uplift, 

coarse conglomeritic detritus was deposited in certain areas, while in others, sand and 

clay continued to mantle the sea bottom. In a few areas, notably along what is now the 

present seacoast, basaltic flows poured out from localized volcanic centers. 

In the early part of the Tertiary Period, marine deposition again was the rule. Paleocene 

and Eocene sediments, ranging from sand to clay, were deposited in areas to the west and 

east of the San Andreas Fault. During Miocene time, the sea invaded the area, and shales 

and sands of the Neroly and related formations were deposited. Also in Miocene time, 

there were several periods of transgression and regression of the sea as the land surface 

oscillated above and below sea level. Toward the close of the Miocene Epoch, crustal 

compressional forces began forming the Coast Ranges. 

Beginning in the early part of the Pliocene Epoch, a volcanic sequence was deposited in 

the south-central part of the county. After a subsequent period of erosion, deposition 

began anew, forming the sediments, which now constitute the Petaluma Formation. The 

depositional environment of the Petaluma Formation consisted of shallow to brackish 

water embayments, which had been eroded into the landscape formed from the Jura- 

Cretaceous and later rocks. Following deposition of the Petaluma beds, a period of 

orogeny occurred, which tilted, folded, and uplifted these beds while still young. This 

caused a widespread period of vigorous erosion, during which much of the then-soft 

Petaluma sediments were stripped off. By that time, much of eastem Sonoma County 

was above sea level, and here and there were lakes filled with water, which supported 

large communities of diatoms. At about this same time, movement began along the 

Tolay Fault, which caused a displacement of several thousand feet of formerly adjacent 

sediments. 

During the latter part of the Pliocene Epoch, volcanic activity broke out in the eastern 

part of the county. Vents spewed out vast amounts of tuff-breccia, lava, ash and cinders, 

all of which now constitute the Sonoma Volcanics. Meanwhile, to the west, in a shallow 

marine environment, sands and clays were being deposited to form the Merced 

Formation. This latter formation was deposited in an embayment that covered the central 

part of the county as far north as Healdsburg. At the close of the Sonoma volcanic 

episode, reworked volcanic detritus began to be deposited under lagoonal and deltaic 

conditions; these sediments are now the Glen Ellen Formation. Sediments in the lower 

part of the Glen Ellen Formation were deposited contemporaneously with those of the 

Merced Formation as shown by the interfingering of these two formations. 

In the northwestern part of the county there was a broad, shallow depression with a 

northwesterly orientation. Deposition of sandy material in this depression occurred 

contemporaneously with Merced-Glen Ellen deposition farther south; sediments in this 

depression now comprise the Ohlson Ranch Formation. Subsequent uplift of this basin 


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brought the Ohlson Ranch Formation to the elevation of the rid etops where much of it 

was removed by erosion, leaving only the remnants seen today. f 

3.3.2 Soil 

The soils of the Petaluma target are all tidal marshlands. The soils are covered with 

water or are extremely wet for most of the year. The soils are typically clay and clayey, 

sandy silts. The soils formed in alluvium are derived from plant remains and mixed with 

sedimentary and volcanic rock material, as well as sediment from San Pablo Bay, to the 

~011th.~ 

3.4 HYDROLOGY 

3.4.1 Surface Water 

Petaluma is within the arid region of the United States, which makes it vulnerable to 

droughts of several years duration. Warm dry soils with a mean annual soil temperature 

of approximately 47 degrees F or above predominate the area where the site is located. 

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates the average runoff for this area at 

about 20 inches. The average depth of frost penetration is about 3 inches with an extreme 

frost penetration of about 5 inches. 

The prevalent concentration of dissolved minerals in the surface water is about 100 to 

350 parts per million @pm). The prevalent chemicals in the river water are calcium 

magnesium bicarbonate, with total dissolved solids reaching more than 120 parts ppm. 

This data is provided by the USGS and is based on chemical analysis of water in streams 

during periods of low flow, when the water is derived chiefly from ground water. 

The site is located within the San Pablo Bay Watershed, whch consists of 1,230 square 

miles. The overall health of the watershed is indicated by an Index Watershed Indicator 

(IWI). At this site, the IWI is 4. A watershed rating of 4 has a less serious water quality 

problem with a high vulnerability to stressors such as pollutant loadings. 

The elevation of the site area ranges between a high of about 400 feet National Geodetic 

Vertical Datum (NGVD) to a low of about 10 feet NGVD. The Petaluma River flows to 

the east of the target site. From Petaluma Rtver westward to the railroad tracks is flat, 

wet and marshy. The areas west of the railroad tracks and east of the Petaluma River are 

hillier. The surface water flows into the Petaluma River either directly or by way of San 

Antonio Creek. Various sloughs also drain the surface water into the Petaluma River. 

The Petaluma River eventually enters the Pacific Ocean via San Pablo Bay. 

The USGS maintained a stream gage (USGS 1 1459000) on the Petaluma River, just 

northeast of the town of Petaluma. The stream gage has a drainage area of 30.9 square 

miles with a 15 year period of record (1949-1963). The maximum peak flow was 


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measured at 1,860 cubic feet per second (cfs) and occurred on 22 December 22 1955. 

The corresponding gage height was 13.55 feet. 

High water on the Petaluma River, as well as localized heavy rainfall, may cause flooding 

at the site. The flat marshy area within the site area could delay drainage of surface water 

and extend the duration of flooding5 

3.4.2 Ground Water 

The Petaluma fiver defines one of the five major valleys, which run north-south, north of 

the San Francisco area. The principal water-yielding materials of the north San Francisco 

Bay area valleys are unconsolidated and semi-consolidated marine and continental 

sediments and unwelded beds of tuffaceous volcanic rocks. Consolidated rocks of 

Cretaceous and Jurassic age that underlie the entire area have little permeability and form 

the boundaries of the ground-water flow system. The permeability and extent of water- 

yielding deposits varies considerably. 

The groundwater is under unconfined conditions at the site surface where the water can 

be seen standing. Groundwater is confined or semi-confined in deeper parts of the 

alluvial deposits and non-alluvial formations. The ground water flow in both systems is 

generally toward the Petaluma River. 

The surface water at the site is saltwater and is not a potable source of water. The 

ground-water quality, however, is generally good for most uses. There is a large area of 

concern over high nitrate concentrations in an area two miles north of this site. These 

contaminants have been pulled to the surface from the large groundwater withdrawals in 

the Petaluma area.6 

3.5 ECOLOGY 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) have indicated that the following Federally 

listed threatened (T) or endangered (E) species, or those proposed to be listed as such 

(PT) or (PE) may occur on or near Petaluma: 

Guadalupe fur seal, Arctocephalus townsendi, (T); Steller (northern) sea-lion, 

Eumetopiasjubatus, (T); marbled murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus, (T); marbled 

murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus, (T); western snowy plover, Charadrius 

alexandrinus nivosus, (T); bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, (T); northern spotted 

owl, Strix occidentah caurina, (T); loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, (T); green turtle, 

Chelonia mydas (incl. agassizi), (T); olive (Pacific) ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys 

olivacea, (T); California red-legged frog, Rana aurora draytonii, (T); delta smelt, 

Hypomesus transpacrficus, (T); coho salmon - central CA coast, Oncorhynchus kisutch, 

(T); Central California Coastal steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss, (T); Northern California 

steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss, (T); Central Valley spring-run chinook salmon, 


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Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, (T); So. OWCA coastal chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha, (T); Sacramento splittail, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, (T); coho salmon - 

central CA coast, Oncorhynchus kisutch, (T); Central Valley spring-run chinook, 

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, (T); sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis, (E); blue whale, 

Balaenoptera musculus, (E); finback (fin) whale, Balaenoptera physalus, (E); right 

whale, Eubalaena glacialis, (E); humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, (E); sperm 

whale, Physeter catodon (macrocephalus), (E); salt marsh harvest mouse, 

Reithrodontomys raviventris, (E); California brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis 

californicus, (E); California clapper rail, Rallus longirostris obsoletus, (E); leatherback 

turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, (E); tidewater goby, Eucyclogobius newberryi, (E); winter- 

run chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, (E); winter-run chinook salmon, 

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, (E); Behren's silverspot butterfly, Speyeria zerene behrensii, 

(E); Myrtle's silverspot butterfly, Speyeria zerene myrtleae, (E); California freshwater 

shrimp, Syncaris pacflca, (E); Sonoma alopecurus, Alopecurus aequalis var. sonomensis, 

(E); Clara Hunt's milk-vetch, Astragalus clarianus, (E); Baker's stickyseed, 

Blennosperma baked, (E); white sedge, Carex albida, (E); Vine Hill clarkia, Clarkia 

imbricata, (E); Pennell's bird's-beak, Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. capillaris, (E); yellow 

larkspur, Delphinium luteum, (E); Burke's goldfields, Lasthenia burkei, (E); Pitkin Marsh 

lily, Lilium pardalinum ssp. pitkinense, (E); Sebastopol meadowfoam, Limnanthes 

vinculans, (E); clover lupine [Tidestrom's lupine], Lupinus tidestromii, (E); many- 

flowered navarretia, Navarretia leucocephala ssp. plieantha, (E); Kenwood Marsh 

checkermallow, Sidalcea oregana ssp. valida, (E); showy Indian clover, Trfolium 

amoenum, (E); Sonoma spineflower, Chorizanthe valida, (E); soft bird's-beak, 

Cordylanthus mollis ssp. mollis, (E); Baker's larkspur, Delphinium bakeri, (E); Hickman's 

potentilla (cinquefoil), Potentilla hickmanii, (E); short-tailed albatross, Diomedea 

albatrus, (PE); white abalone, Haliotes sorenseni, (PE). 

The USFWS indicated the following candidate species, species of concern (SOC) and 

critical (C) habitats may also occur on or near Petaluma: 

California tiger salamander, Ambystoma calforniense, (C); Central Valley falVlate fall- 

run chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, (C); black abalone, Haliotes 

cracherodii, (C); California red tree vole, Arborimus pomo, (SOC); Pacific western big- 

eared bat, Colynorhinus (Plecotus) townsendii townsendii, (SOC); greater western 

mastiff-bat, Eumops perolis californicus, (SOC); long-eared myotis bat, Myotis evotis, 

(SOC); fringed myotis bat, Myotis thysanodes, (SOC); long-legged myotis bat, Myotis 

volans, (SOC); Yuma myotis bat, Myotis yumanensis, (SOC); Suisun ornate shrew, Sorex 

omatus sinuosus, (SOC); grasshopper sparrow, Ammodramus savannarum, (SOC); Bell's 

sage sparrow, Amphispiza belli belli, (SOC); short-eared owl, Asioflammeus, (SOC); 

western burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia hypugea, (SOC); American bittern, Botaurus 

lentiginosus, (SOC); fermginous hawk, Buteo regalis, (SOC); Vaux's swift, Chaetura 

vauxi, (SOC); lark sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, (SOC); olive-sided flycatcher, 

Contopus cooperi, (SOC); hermit warbler, Dendroica occidentalis, (SOC); white-tailed 

(black shouldered) lute, Elanus leucurus, (SOC); Pacific-slope flycatcher, Empidonax 


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dflcilis, (SOC); common loon, Gavia immer, (SOC); saltmarsh common yellowthroat, 

Geothlypis trichas sinuosa, (SOC); Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, (SOC); 

loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, (SOC); San Pablo song sparrow, Melospiza 

melodia samuelis, (SOC); long-billed curlew, Numenius americanus, (SOC); rufous 

hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, (SOC) ; Allen's hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin, 

(SOC); red-breasted sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber, (SOC); Xantus' murrelet, 

Synthliboramphus hypoleucus, (SOC); Bewick's wren, Thlyomanes bewickii, (SOC); 

California thrasher, Toxostoma redivivum, (SOC); northwestern pond turtle, Clemmys 

marmorata marmorata, (SOC); California homed lizard, Phyzosoma coronaturn 

frontale, (SOC); Northern red-legged frog, Rana aurora aurora, (SOC); foothill yellowlegged 

frog, Rana boylii, (SOC); western spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus hammondii, (SOC); 

green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris, (SOC); Russian River tule perch, Hysterocarpus 

traski porno, (SOC); Pacific lamprey, Lampetra tridentata, (SOC); Gualala roach, 

Lavinia symmetricus panipinnis, (SOC); longfin smelt, Spirinchus thaleichthys, (SOC); 

Sonoma arctic skipper, Carterocephalus palaernon ssp, (SOC); sandy beach tiger beetle, 

Cicindela hirticollis gravida, (SOC); globose dune beetle, Coelus globosus, (SOC); 

brownish dubiraphlan riffle beetle, Dubiraphia brunnescens, (SOC); Ricksecker's water 

scavenger beetle, Hydrochara rickseckeri, (SOC); Leech's skyline diving beetle, 

Hydroporus leechi, (SOC); bumblebee scarab beetle, Lichnanthe ursina, (SOC); 

northcoast sand-verbena, Abronia umbellata ssp. brevlflora, (SOC); Blasdale's bentgrass, 

Agrostis blasdalei var. blasdalei, (SOC); Baker's manzanita, Arctostaphylos bakeri ssp. 

bakeri, (SOC); Vine Hill manzanita, Arctostaphylos denszflora, (SOC); reedgrass, 

Calamagrostis crassiglumis, (SOC); The Cedars globe-lily, Calochortus raichei, (SOC); 

Mt. Saint Helena morning-glory, Calystegia collina ssp. oxyphylia, (SOC); swamp 

harebell, Campanula calfomica, (SOC); Rincon Ridge ceanothus, Ceanothus confusus, 

(SOC); Calistoga ceanothus, Ceanothus divergens, (SOC); Vine Hill ceanothus, 

Ceanothus foliosus var. vineatus, (SOC); Sonoma ceanothus, Ceanothus sonomensis, 

(SOC); San Francisco Bay spineflower, Chorizanthe cuspidata var cuspidata, (SOC); 

northcoast bird's-beak, Cordylanthus maritimus ssp. palustris, (SOC); Mendocino 

cypress, Cupressus goveniana ssp. pigmaea, (SOC); supple daisy, Ejgeron supplex, 

(SOC); Snow Mountain buckwheat, Eriogonum newulosum, (SOC); San Francisco 

wallflower, Elysimumfranciscanum, (SOC); fragrant fritillary, Fritillariajliacea, 

(SOC); seaside tweed, Hemizonia multicaulis ssp. multicaulis, (SOC); Tiburon tweed, 

Hemizonia multicaulis ssp. vemalis, (SOC); two-carpeled dwarf-flax, Hesperolinon 

bicarpellatum, (SOC); coast lily, Lilium maritimum, (SOC); Gairdner's yampah, 

Perideridia gairdneri ssp. gairdneri, (SOC); northcoast semaphore grass, Pleuropogon 

hooverianus, (SOC); Marin knotweed, Polygonum marinense, (SOC); California beakedrush, 

Rhynchospora calffibmica, (SOC); Marin checkermallow, Sidalcea hickmanii ssp. 

viridis, (SOC); Contact (Socrates) Mine jewelflower, Streptanthus brachiatus ssp. 

brachiatus, (SOC); Freed's jewelflower, Streptanthus brachiatus ssp. hoffmanii, (SOC); 

secund jewelflower, Streptanthus glandulosus var. hoffmanii, (SOC); Three Peaks 

jewelflower, Streptanthus morrisonil ssp. elatus, (SOC); Dorr's Cabin jewelflower, 

Streptanthus morrisonii ssp. hirt~florus, (SOC); Kruckeberg's jewel flower, Streptanthus 

morrisonii ssp. kruckebergii, (SOC); Morrison's jewelflower, Streptanthus morrisonii 


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ssp. morrisonii, (SOC); alkali milk-vetch, Astragalus tener var. tener, (SOC); legenere, 

Legenere limosa, (SOC); Petaluma popcornflower, Plagiobothrys mollis var. vestitus, 

(SOC); Crystal Springs lessingia, Lessingia arachnoidea, (SOC). 

The USFWS also mentioned the following State of California listed species (SL) may 

occur on or near Petaluma: 

little willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii brewsteri, (SL); black rail, 

Laterallusjamaicensis cotumiculus, (S L). 

The State of California did not provide information for this site. If a project does occur at 

this site, the state should be consulted for the presence of any state listed species in the 

area. 

Federally endangered and threatened species are protected by Federal law and must be 

considered prior to project development. If the action agency determines that listed 

species or critical habitat may be adversely affected by a federally funded, permitted, or 

authorized activity, the action agency must request formal consultation with the USFWS. 

If the action agency determines that the planned action may jeopardize a proposed 

species or destroy or adversely modify proposed critical habitat, the action agency must 

enter into a section 7 conference with the USFWS. Candidate species are those for which 

there is sufficient information to support a proposal for listing. Although candidate 

species have no legal protection under the Act, the USFWS recommends that they be 

considered in the planning process in the event that they become listed or proposed for 

listing prior to project completion. 

No additional information on the occurrence of rare or endangered species or natural 

communities is known at this time. This does not mean that other State or Federally listed 

species may not be present within the areas of interest. An on site inspection by 

appropriate state and federal personnel may be necessary to verifL the presence, absence 

or location of listed species, or natural communities if remedial action is recommended as 

part of the fmal ASR.~ 

3.6 DEMOGRAPHICS 

3.6.1 Centers of Activity 

The Petaluma target is located near the city of Petaluma in Sonoma County, ~alifornia.' 

3.6.2 Business and Industry Profile 

The number of business establishments in Sonoma County, California can be broken 

down by type as follows: manufacturing 6.5%; trade 26.4%; services and financial 


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46.8%; and other 19.1%. Of the people in the county employed by businesses, 

approximately 1.2% are unclassified. Foregoing percentages are at mid-March 1997. 

3.6.3 Population Density 

I CityICounty I Area (Sq. Mi.) I Population 1 Population Density 

(Per Sq. Mi.) 

1 

Petluma 

12.3 

43,184 3,508.1 

Sonoma 

1,576.2 

388,222 246.3 

3.6.4 Types of Housing 

Housing in Petalurna is composed of both single family and multi-family dwellings. The 

median value of 9,274 specified owner-occupied housing units is $204,000. 

3.6.5 New Development in the Area 

New development in the area is both commercial and residential. 

3.6.6 Typical Cross Sections of the Population 

Petluma 

White 

Black 

American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut 

Asian or Pacific Islander 

Other 

Hispanic origin 

Population under the age of 18 

Population over the age of 65 

Median age is 33.9 


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Percentages 

92.1 

1.3 

0.6 

3.3

4 SITE HISTORY 

4.1 HISTORICAL SITE SUMMARY 

4.1.1 General Site History 




The Navy built Petaluma Bom bing Target No. 9' as one of over thirty bombing and 

rocket targets within the 12th Naval District in California and Nevada during World War 

11. Target No. 9 was directly associated with Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) Santa 

Rosa. Petaluma is approximately 23 miles to the southeast of Santa ~ osa~. NAAS Santa 

Rosa was one of a dozen subordinate NAAS and Naval Air Station (NAS activities 

under the 12'~ Naval District, Naval Air Bases at NAS Alameda. The 12' 2 Naval District 

officially established NAAS Santa Rosa on 29 June 1943, a year and a half prior to the 

establishment of Petaluma Bombing Target No. 9. NAAS Santa Rosa had a total of three 

subordinate range activities, including dive-bombing and rocket targets: 

Petaluma 12'~ Naval District Target No. 9 

Jenner 12'~ Naval District Target No. 29" 

Stewarts Point 12'~ Naval District Target No. 30'' 

The Navy received approval from the Interdepartmental Air Traffic Control Board 

(IATCB) for the Petaluma dive bombing target located at N3S0 11' OO", W122" 33' 00" on 

20 January 1944. However, it was not until early in November 1944, that the U.S. 

government gained possession of 640 acres, by condemnation lease, for the dive bombing 

target at Petaluma. l2 

Although aligned with NAAS Santa Rosa, the bomb and rocket targets within the 

Naval District appear to have been available for use by the dozens of subordinate 

activities of the Navy. The Amy used a number of these Navy targets as well, though no 

evidence was found stating that the Army used this target at Petalurna. l3 

The Navy's initial layout plan for Petaluma included two targets: a circular target and a 

cruiser shaped target. The circular target was to have a 100-foot diameter, 4-foot wide 

ring outline and a 10-foot diameter bull's-eye in the center. The battle cruiser also had a 

4-foot wide outline and was 550 feet long, 65 feet wide and tapered at each end. The 

design called for white rock to outline the targets along with wooden stakes and painted 

' Petaluma Bombing Target No 9 was also known as: Petaluma Bombing Target, 

Petaluma Rocket Target No. 5, Petaluma Tgt., Petaluma Target 9, Petaluma Rocket 

Range No. 9 and R9. 

" The Saint Louis District is concurrently preparing ASRs on Targets No. 29 and No. 30, 

at Jenner and Stewart's Point. The project numbers are J09CA1039 and J09CA103201. 

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cross arms at 5-foot interval^.'^ The aerial photo analysis identified only the cruiser 

target and found no evidence that a circular one was constructed. 

X 

In the spring of 1945 the Navy ac uired an additional 1,130 acres to expand the use of 

Petaluma to include rocket firing. Although the research team found no specific maps 

showing the layout of the new rocket target, the aerial photos show that the Petaluma 

rocket target followed the 12'~ Naval District standard target designs. The rocket firing 

range was cleared around the target center, wooden boardwalk rings surrounded the 

target, and an approach line marked every 500 feet both fore and aft of the target. 

Unlike many facilities in the 12th Naval District, following the end of WW 11, both NAAS 

Santa Rosa and the targets at Petaluma remained in service.I6 The Petaluma range was 

temporarily closed from 15 October 1951 through 5 January 1952 for duck hunting 

season." It is unclear if the site was closed in other years for duck hunting season. 

Circa 1950-195 1 the 12" Naval District re-numbered their targets and Petaluma became 

BT or Tar et No. 5, although it remained in service for dive, glide, rocket and radar 

bombing. ' 8 

It appears that a couple factors led to the deactivation of the Petaluma target. A Navy 

aircraft and an Air Force aircraft collided in mid-air on 18 July 1950 near the target. The 

target was also near one of the flight paths of the all weather jet aircraft stationed at 

Hamilton Air Force Base. l9 

On 15 August 1952 the Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks ordered the leases 

relating to Petaluma be terminated as soon as possible.20 By 9 September 1952 the 

Petaluma target had been removed from aeronautical charts.21 

4.1.2 Summary of Ordnance and Explosives Activities 

An investigation of historical records did not specifically indicate the types or quantities 

of ordnance used on site by the 12"' Naval District and the INPR site visit team was 

unable to visit the site. 

Based on the Navy's use of Petaluma as a bombing target from the 1944 to 1952 

period, the expected types of OE include miniature Practice Bombs made of iron, zinc or 

lead (i.e., AN-MK 5 MOD 1, AN-MK 23, AN-MK 43) or the 100-pound practice sand or 

water filled bombs (eg Navy MK VII or XV) made out of sheet metal. The most 

common type of practice rockets in general use by the Navy at the time was the 2.25-inch 

SCAR (Sub-caliber Aerial Rocket). Other types of Naval rockets in use at the time 

included the 3.5-inch AR (Aerial Rocket) and the 5.0-inch aircraft high velocity aircraft 

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The presence or use of any of these items was not confirmed. The ASR site inspection 

team found no OE debris on the site but clearly located wooden posts remaining from 

both the rocket and cruiser targets. 

The use of small arms, high explosive (HE) bombs or pyrotechnics on Target No. 9 was 

not supported by any uncovered evidence. The NAAS Santa Rosa did, however, have 

magazines for HE, pyrotechnics, fuzes and detonators, long with an inert storehouse on 

site.22 

4.1.3 Summary of Chemical Warfare Material Activities 

The archve search uncovered no documentation relating to CWM at Petaluma 12th 

Naval District Target No. 9. The archive search team found no indication that the Navy 

conducted CWM training, storage or disposal at this site. 

4.1.4 Certificates of Clearance 

The archlve search did not reveal any certificates of ordnance clearance, decontamination 

or dedudding associated with Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. 

4.2 REVIEW OF HISTORICAL RECORDS 

Appendix A contains fidl references of all in text citations along with the location of the 

copied document. The research team searched at the following locations for records 

relating to OE and CWM activities at Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. At 

these repositories the research team used finding aids and records managers to assist in 

locating documents relevant to the research topic. The ASR team also accumulated 

complementary documents reviewed on Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 but 

not specifically used. These complementary documents are stored with the original ASR 

documents. Appendix H lists additional repositories and personnel contacted which 

reported no pertinent information. 

4.2.1 National Archives at College Park, Textual Records 

8601 Adelphi Road 

College Park, MD 20740 

POC: Rich Boylan 

301-713-6800 

Record Group 18 (Records of the Army Air Forces) 

Entry lA, Air Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Confidential and Secret Decimal Correspondence File, 1945 

Box 558 

Section 4 -History 

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Entry lC, Ar Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Bulky Confidential and Secret Decimal Correspondence File, 1945 

Boxes 673-674 

Entry ID, Air Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Decimal Confidential and Secret Decimal Correspondence File, 1946- 1947 

Box 672 

Entry IF, Air Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Bulky Confidential and Secret Decimal Correspondence File, 1945-48 

Box 772 

Entry lG, Ar Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Confidential and Secret Decimal Correspondence File, 1945- 1948 

Boxes 839-840 

Entry 11, Air Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Bulky Confidential and Secret Decimal Correspondence File, 1945-1948 

Box 866 

Entry 2A, Air Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Decimal File Unclassified Correspondence, 1944- 1946 

Boxes 2256-2257,2275-2281, & 2308 

Entry 2C, h Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Decimal File Unclassified Correspondence, 1947 

Boxes 2797-2798 

Entry 2E, Air Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Decimal File Unclassified Correspondence, 1948 

Boxes 3 191-3 192 

Entry 292A, Air Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Central Decimal File Unclassified Co~respondence, 1942- 1944 

Boxes 1576 & 164 1 

Entry 294B, An Adjutant General Mail and Records Division Classified Records 

Bulky Central Decimal File Unclassified Correspondence, 1942- 1944 

Box 1761 

Record Group 38 (Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations) 

Entry Intelligence Records of Inactive Naval Stations, 194 1-45 (former Acc. 3 8- 

93-00 1) 

Box 14 


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Record Group 48 (Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior) 

Entry 749B, Central Classified Files 1937-52 

Boxes 3220-322 1 (2-68) 

Record Group 7 1 (Records of the Bureau of Yards and Docks) 

Entry 18, Location of Naval Activities, October 1944 & June 1945 

Box 1 

Entry 24 (former Acc 3305) Unprocessed Naval Property Case Files, 1940s 

Boxes 16, 21, & 33-34 

Entry 74A, Misc. Records, Plans Charts of Harbors Naval Bases and Airfields, 

1938-54 

Boxes 1-6 

Entry 100 1, Naval Property Case Files 194 1 -195 8 

Boxes 29-44, 15 13-15 16, & 1521 

Entry 1008, Correspondence Relating to Inter-Federal Agency Transfer of 

Facilities to and From Navy Department, 1944-46 

Box 1 

Entry 10 16, Navy Land Acquisition Report of the Real Estate Division 1 July 

1940-3 1 Dec. 1943 

Boxes 1 - 4 

Entry 10 17, Land Purchase Progress Reports 1942-45 

Box 1, Land Purchase Progress Reports 1942 - 1945 

Entry 10 19, Misc. Reports and other Records Regarding Land Investigations 

Boxes 1-4 

Entry 1030, Report of Amy Facilities Acquired in 1944 

Box 1 

Entry 103 1 Correspondence with Naval Districts, 1947-48 

Boxes 1, 8-9 & 14 

Entry 1037, Lease Files, 1941-47 

Boxes 1,4-5, 8, 10 & 12 


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Record Group 72 (Records of the Bureau of Aeronautics) 

Entry 62B, General Correspondence, 1943 -45 

Boxes 1-5, 91,883-884, 2437,2808-2814,2817-2819, 2834-2836,2858, 

2864-2865, 3065-3071, 3075, 3388-3389, 3414-3415, & 3461-3462 

Entry 67, Formerly Confidential Correspondence, 1922-44 

Boxes 8, 10,37-50, 286,291, 1004, 1077-1079, 1083-1086, 1161-1 163, & 

1179 

Entry 67A Confidential General Corrzspondence, 1945 

Boxes 8, 282-286, 291, 304,309, & 3 12 

Entry 75A, Formerly Secret Correspondence 1939-47 

Boxes 1, 55-57, 59, & 344-345 

Entry 171, Histories of BuAer, 194 1 - 1947 

Boxes 1 - 6 

Entry 195, Division Histories World War TI 

Boxes 1-22 

Entry 253, Index to Central Correspondence 1946-52 

Boxes 1-8 

Entry 254, Index to Secret Correspondence 1942 

Boxes 1-2 

Entry 1025, Research and Development Master Plans 1946-48 

Box 28 

Record Group 77 (Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers) 

Entry 434 Project and Geographic Files (Old Accession 77-52B-0259) 

(Boxes 57-105) to (Boxes 1-49) 

Box 87 

Entry 435, Geographic and Project Files (Former 77-53A-0325) Construction Files 

from 1949-50 

Box 63 

Entry 10 1 1, Security Classified Subject Files 194 1-45 (Geographic File) 

Boxes 41-45, 589-591, 778-779 

Entry 10 13, General Correspondence with Districts, 194 1-45 

Box 307 


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Entry 10 14, General Correspondence with Division, 194 1-45 

Box 85 




Entry 1021, Records Relating to Inactive Air Stations (Real Estate Files) 1943- 

1959 

Boxes 2-3 

Entry 1023, General Correspondence Relating to Airfields and Related Facilities, 

1940-45 

Boxes 16-58, Decimals 600 through 686 

Record Group 107 (Records of the Office of the Secretary of War) 

Entry 102, General Correspondence Files, Stimpson, Aviation Fields and Bombing 

Ranges 

Boxes 126, 128, 131 & 132 

Entry 2 1 1, Establishment of Arfields and Air Bases, 1940- 1945 

Boxes 203-204 

Record Group 127 (Records of the Marine Corps) 

Entry 18A, Office of the Commandant, General Correspondence 1939 - 1950 

Boxes 2 10-2 1 1 

Entry 18B Office of the Commandant General Correspondence, 1939- 1950 

Boxes 217 & 242 

Entry 10 1 1, World War I1 Subject File 

Boxes 4, 30-3 1 & 42 

Record Group 159 (Records of the Office of the Inspector General) 

Entry 26D, General Correspondence, 1939-47 

Box 479 

Record Group 175 (Records of the Office of the Chemical Warfare Service) 

Entry 2, Index Briefs 

Boxes containing Santa Rosa 

Record Group 23 7 (Records of the Federal Aviation Administration) 

Entry 37, Minutes of the IATCB, 194 1-46 

Boxes 1-4 


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Record Group 269 (Records of the General Services Administration) 

Entry Real Property Case Files Transferred from Farm Credit Administration, 

1945-62 

Box 55 - Santa Rosa 

Record Group 341 (Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff) 

Entry 494, Correspondence Relating to Real Estate Facilities, 1948-1955 

Boxes 17,44, 71-72, 107, 140-14 1, 2 12-214, & 305-306 

Record Group 407 (Records of the Adjutant General's Office 19 17-) 

Entry 363A, Project Decimal File, 1940-45 

Box 4047 

Box 4353, Aberdeen Proving Ground 68 1 - Kanawa River 153 

Box 4369, Greenville A.P. 580.82 - Hensley Field 680.44 

Box 4376, McCook Field 000.76 - Marana Air Field 601.5 

Box 4381, Oakland Airport 210.482 - Pendleton Field 686 

Box 4383, Rapid City AAB 680.2 - Savannah Airport 333.9 

National Archives at College Park, Cartographic & Architectural Branch 



POC: Henry Gwiazda, RG 71 

301-713-7040 

POC: Sam Welch 

The research team consulted Catalogue of Nautical Charts, July 1946 to locate the charts 

of interest to this investigation. 

Record Group 23 (Records of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey); filed under Record 

Group 370 (Records of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

Entry Nautical Charts 

Folder chart 5502 San Francisco to Point Arena 

Folder Chart 5702 

Record Group 23 (Records of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey); filed under Record 

Group 370 (Records of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

Entry Sectional Aeronautical Charts - Sacramento 

Folders 1 & 2 

The research team reviewed the Militay Posts Finding Aids, identifying the following 

items: 


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Record Group 71 (Records of the Bureau of Yards and Docks) 

Entry Index Cards Bureau of Yards and Docks Drawings 

Station 12 10 Alameda Air Station 

Boxes 184 to 187 

Station 1298 Santa Rosa Auxiliary Air Station 

BOX 220, 1293-4 1 to 1300- 1 




Entry Naval Facilities included in Yards and Docks Drawings on Paper 

Folders 1210-2, 3, 32 & 44 Alameda Naval Air base 

Folders 1298- all Santa Rosa and Petaluma Auxiliary Air Station 

Entry Microfilm Reels Series #2 

Reels 802, 812, & 1445 - NAS Alameda 

4.2.3 National Archives at College Park, Still Pictures Branch 



POC: Reference Desk 

301-713-6795 

Record Group 80 (General Records of the Department of the Navy) 

File Card index with 4 categories: 

1941-1945 

Subjects: Alameda, Gualala, Jenner, Petaluma, Santa Rosa (lots of aerials 

selected mosaics) and Stewart's Point 

The research team reviewed the following imagery: 

Photo Numbers Number Site 

Box 

79930 179.930 l~anta Rosa b61 1 

40 1208- 11 

40 1,208 

Petaluma 1584 

4.2.4 National Archives and Records Administration -Pacific Region San Bruno 

1000 Commodore Dr. 

San Bruno, CA 94066-2350 

POC: Kathy O'Connor 

650-876-9009 

The research team reviewed the finding aids for the following: 

Record Group 49 (Records of the Bureau of Land Management) 

Record Group 12 1 (Records of the Public Building Service) 


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Record Group 18 1 (Records of the Naval Districts and Shore Establishments) 

Record Group 269 (General Records of the General Services Administration) 

Record Group 270 (Records of the War Assets Administration) 

Record Group 291 (Records of the Federal Property Resource Service) 

They reviewed the following entries: 

Record Group 121 (Records of the Public Building Service) 

Entry Real Property Disposal Project Files, 1950-1957 

Boxes 6, 1 1 & 13 

Record Group 18 1 (Records of the Naval Districts and Shore Establishments) 

Entry 58-320 1, General Correspondence, 1944 

Boxes S-3 80 to S-3 8 1 

Box: S-389 

Entry 12'~ Naval District Public Works Land Acquisition Records 

Box 37490 

Entry 12'~ Naval District - Public Works Office, Airbase Real Estate Acquisition 

Files, 1942-58 [Accession NN373-9 1 (1 8 1-6 1 -OO96)] 

Boxes 1-12 

Entry 12" Naval District - Public Works Office, Real Property Reco~ 

[Accession NN373-9 1 (1 8 1-6 1-0096)l 

Boxes 1-12 

Enhy 12'~ ~aval District Commandant's Office, Command Histories 

[Accession 18 1-77-0431 

Box 1, 1939-45 

Box 1, Command Histories 1903 to 1960 

Entry 12'~ Naval District [Command Histories] Establishment and 

Disestablishment Files 

Boxes 1 thru 5 

Entry 12'~ Naval District - Public Works Office, Naval Air Bases [Accession 18 1- 

60-641 

Rolls 1-7 

4.2.5 Federal Records Center-Pacific Region San Bruno 

1000 Commodore Dr. 

San Bruno, CA 94066-2350 

POC: Richard Boyden 

650-876-9084 

The research team reviewed the 01 listings for Record Group 77 (Records of the Chief of 

Engineers) but found no information for review. 


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4.2.6 Naval Aviation History Center 

Building 157-1, Washington Navy Yard 

Washington, DC 20374-5059 

POC: Mark Evans 

202-433-4355 

Naval Aviation History Files, Aviation Command 194 1 - 1952 

Box: Alameda - Allentown (Alameda NAS) 

4.2.7 Naval History Center Library 

Building 44, Washington Navy Yard 


POC: Reference Librarian 

202-433-4132 

ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT - FINDNGS 


The research team reviewed: VG 93.A.35 1944, Summary Report on Facilities, Naval 

Shore Establishments, 1944. 

4.2.8 Naval History Center Photographic Archive 

Building 44, Washington Navy Yard 


POC: Jack Green, Archivist 

202-433-2765 

The research team reviewed: Historical Photograph Files 

4.2.9 Naval Construction Battalion Center History Office 

1000 23rd Avenue 

Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301 

POC: Carol Marsh 

805-983-5913 

The research team reviewed: Vertical Geographic Historical File Folders and Contract 

Construction Completion Reports for Alameda NAS. 

4.2.10 U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency 

USAFHRA\HO 

600 Chennault Circle 

Maxwell AFB, AL 361 12-6424 

POC: Archie Difante 

334-953-2447 


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U.S. Army Air Corps Records 

Microfilm Roll B25 12 - B25 13,288.44 Santa Rosa Army Airfield, CA 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Records 

Box 02043705 - 02043732 Santa Monica - Santa Rosa Army Airfield, CA 

Box 02043733 - 02043777 Santa Rosa AAF, CA - Sarasota, FL 

4.2.11 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Sacramento District 

Real Estate Division 

1325 J St., 13& Floor 

Sacramento, CA 95814-2922 

POC: Lucille (Lucy) Ono, Cadastral Section 

916-557-53 12 

The research team reviewed the fmal audit files in Cadastral Section's secure area and on 

microfiche for the subject sites, finding no relevant information on this site. 


Information Management Division, Records Management 

1325 J St., 9& Floor 


POC: Pam Ammo 

916-557-7079 

The research team reviewed the Record Locator SF 135s for the Sacramento District's 

temporary Records Holding Area (currently Capital Records Management, formerly Bryte 

Yard Records Holding Area): 

Real Estate Division Management and Disposal Branch 

Real Estate Division Acquisition Branch 

Real Estate Division Planning and Control Branch 

Based on these lists no boxes were reviewed for this site. 


Engineering Division, Geotechnical and Surveys Branch 

1325 J St., 1 lh Floor 


POC: Julie Dickinson 

916-557-7151 

The research team reviewed the index cards for military survey books and aerial 

photographs in the Survey Section File Room (1 101) but found no pertinent information 

relating to the subject sites. 


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Engineering Division, DEW-FUDS 

1325J St., 1 2~Floor 


POC: Gerald Vincent, Program Manager 

916-557-7452 

POC: James P. McAlister 

916-557-7401 




The research team reviewed the INPRs for the following sites to see how they relatec 

the subject sites: 

J09CA09 10 Radar Site B-76 

J09CA 103 2 Stewart Point Bomb Target 

J09CA 103 9 Bombing Target Jenner 

J09CA 1 150 NAAS Santa Rosa 

J09CA7298 Petaluma Bombing Target 

J09CA7479 Bombing Target (Stewart's Point) 


Engineering Division, Military Design Branch 

Engineering, Technology and Specification Section 

CADD Mana ement and Archives Unit 

f 

1325J St., 10 Floor 


POC: Raymond Dennis 

916-557-7244 

The research team visited the Engineering Division's Map Files room. Sacramento is ithe 

military Design District for California, Utah, Nevada and Arizona (LA District has 

retained the Construction mission since the late 1960's). Sacramento had the Design 

mission for Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana before it was transferred to Seattle. 

Old LA District design files have been archived on 105mm film, while Sacramento 

District files are on 35mm film aperture cards. The ASR team reviewed notebooks on: 

Installation Names: Each installation has been given a unique three-digit number. 

Drawings are created in sequential order. They have a 

database of all the drawings they created. We received a print 

out. 

FRC (Military-DAs and Topos) 

Transfers (Sacramento to Various Military Agencies #I and #2) 

Note: The following three repositories were consulted for aerial imagery of the site. 

Yellow shading indicates that historical imagery was actually acquired for use in aerial 

photography interpretation analysis. 


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4.2.16 National Archives at College Park, Cartographic & Architectural Branch 



POC: Henry Gwiazda, RG 71 

301-713-7040 

The research team also consulted Aerial Photographs in the National Archives-Special 

List 25, dated 1990, for available imagery from: 

Record Group 57 (Records of the U.S. Geological Survey) 

Record Group 95 (Records of the U.S. Forest Service) 

Record Group 114 (Records of the Soil Conservation Service) 

Record Group 145 (Records of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation 

Service) 

Using the indexes, the following imageiy was available for acquisition 

Date 

13 Oct 52 

14 Oct 52 

19 Jd53 

20N0~52 

16 Avg 52 

RG 

145 

145 

$45 

145 

145 

Scale 

1:20,000 

1:20,000 

1:20,000 

1:20,000 

1:20,000 

Old 

Can 

Frame 

Quantity 

3 

The research team also consulted the aerial photo coverage overlays in Record Group 373 

(Records of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency) for imagery at 1:40,000 scale or better 

covering the area. They pulled the index sheets for N38 W 122. 

Date I RG 1 I Scale Old 

Can 

6Mar46 373 1:13,0 A1091 

Box 

5 - 46 .- 

00 

4Oct 47 373 1:26,0 (36342 

Box OQ 

I I I 

11 Oct 45 / 373 1 l:ll,O 1 A2406 

New Can 

ON36629 

ON36629 

ON36632 

ON36501 

ON3650 1 

New Can 


Page 2 7 

IM/NUS# 

10280755 

10280755 

10280752 

10227906 

10227906 

IM/NUS# 

Frames 

CSH-1K-132 

ta I34 

CSH-1K-141 

to 144 

CSH-8K-11 to 

15 

DRH-1K-163 

to 167 

DRH-2K- 1 18 

to 121; DRH- 

2K-67 to 70 

Frames Frame 

Quantity 

4 

5 

5 

8

Date RG 

Box 

547 & 

548 

3 73 

Box 

547 & 

548 

373 

Box 

547 & 

548 

373 

Bax 

547 & 

548 

373 

BQX 

549 

3 73 

Box 

549 

Scale 

00 

Old 

Can 



New Can Frames Frame 

Quantity 

4.2.17 U.S. Department of Agriculture - Aerial Photography Field Office 

2222W2300S 

Salt Lake City, Utah 84119-2020 

POC: Sharon McGiff 

801-975-3503 

CEMVS-ED-S tasked a Contractor to perfoim an initial search of available imagery for 

Sonoma County, CA. The imagery which covered the site includes 

Year Program Scale Film Frames Frame 

TY pe 

Quantity 


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4.2.18 U.S. Geological Survey - EROS Data Center 

Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198 

POC: Kimberly Kringen 

605-594-6151 ext. 2075 

ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT- FINDINGS 

Petalurna 12th Naval District Target No. 9 

CEMVS-ED-S tasked a Contractor to perform an initial search of available imagery for 

Petalurna and located coverage during the following times: 

Year Scale Entity ID 

Film Frames 

Frame 

1 7/3/52 

Type 

1 1 :23,600 1 ARDClUX0000900399 I B/W 

Quantity 

I GS-UX 2-16 to 18 1 3 I 

1 5/29/68 1 1:30.000 1 ARDClVBZJ00270774 I B/W 1 VBZJ 1-53 to 56 1 4 I 

ACO 

Date 

711 0193 

7/10/93 

711 0193 

7110193 

Project Name 

NAPPW 

NAPPW 

NAPPW 

NAPPW 

Roll 

6361 

6361 

6361 

6361 

NAPP photography is acquired at a scale of 1:40,000. 

4.3 SUMMARY OF INTERVIEWS 

The archive search team conducted telephone and personal interviews to assist in the 

collection of information for this report. Appendix H lists interviewees and copies of 

pertinent individual conversation records. Contact with local law enforcement hazardous 

device squads and military Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units resulted in 

negative incident reports of OE or CWM in this area. All interviewees recalled no past 

incidents involving OE or CWM. 

4.4 AIR PHOTO INTERPRETATION AND MAP ANALYSIS 

4.4.1 Map Analysis 

Frame # 

98 

99 

138 

139 

This archive search located several site-specific layout plans and general area maps for 

Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. In summary, these maps helped to locate a 

cruiser bombing target and a rocket target. The paragraphs below discuss the relevant 


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Flight Line 

1225 W 

1225W 

1225E 

1225E 

Station 

455 

456 

456 

455 

Film 

Type 

B/W 

B/W 

B/W 

B/W 

Frame 

Quantity 

1 

1 

1 

1



information retrieved from the reviewed maps, included in Appendix K. All historical maps 

and site plans contained in Appendix K are printed on 11 " x 17" paper for reproduction. 

Full size copies remain in the ASR backup files. The maps are discussed in order of 

creation or final revision. 

Property Acquisition Map, Bombing Target Near Petaluma, CA (P.W. 728) 

26 October 1943 

Appendix K- 1 " 

This map shows the originally proposed 640-acre tract of land to be purchased for Petaluma 

Bombing Target No. 9. The tract includes the SW 114 of Section 17, the SE114 of Section 

18, the NE114.of Section 19 and the NW114 of Section 20. The center point of the plot is 

Latitude 38" 11' and Longitude 122" 33' 30". The location of the potential bombing 

target itself is located in the SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 17. There are no clear 

access roads and there is no sign of a cruiser target. The map lists "Parcel No. 1" as 

consisting of 640 acres and belonging to Chester Fentress. This map was drawn 11 

months before the Navy obtained control of the property. 

Typical Target Installations (P. W. Drawing 121 9) 

22 August 1944, revised 16 March 1945 

Appendix ~ -2'~ 

This Naval Air Station Alameda drawing lays out the typical designs for five types of 

targets: Land Dive Bombing, Rocket Firing Range, Water Borne Dive Bombing, Skip 

Bombing and Detached Cruiser. Based on available aerial imagery, the Navy constructed 

only the rocket and cruiser targets at Petaluma. The Navy designed the Detached Cruiser 

to be 550 feet long and 65 feet wide, tapering at the ends with placement of the rake 

stations similar to the dive-bombing target. The Rocket Firing Range target consisted of 

a 250 feet cleared area with 4 foot wide ringed boardwalks circling 50-, 100- and 200- 

foot diameters. These circle a 20 foot square array of posts for a radar screen in the 

center. The flight line is delineated with plywood markers spaced 500 feet apart for 

4,500 feet fore and aft of the target. There are two Observer's Posts: one 1,500 feet fore 

of the target and one 1,200 feet from the target that is perpendicular to the flight path. 

The Range Control Officer's post is 5,200 feet from the center, perpendicular to the flight 

path. 

Property Acquisition Map Bombing Target Near Petaluma, California, (P.W. 1834) 

7 January 1945 

Appendix ~ -3~' 

This map depicts 1,130 acres of land as "Parcel No. 1" belonging to Chester B. Fentress. 

The 1,130 acres is in addition to the 640 acres, depicted in cross-hatching and noted on 

previous maps, which was already leased to the U.S. Navy. The map also contains a 


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separate sketch of surrounding cities and counties with the location of the proposed 

property noted. 

Naval Air Bases Rocket and Target Ranges Public Works number 2829 

13 August 1945 

Appendix ~ - 4 ~ ~ 

This map shows the location of the 12'~ Naval District's Rocket ranges along the western 

coast of the United States. It shows Petaluma to be under NAAS Santa Rosa with a 

distance of 23 nautical miles between them. It also denotes the target as "R9". 

Naval Air Bases 12'~ Naval District Former and Present Bombing Targets and Gunnery 

Ranges 

25 April 195 1 


This map and accompanying legend show where the bombing targets and gunnery ranges 

of the 12" Naval District were located during WW I1 and through 195 1. The legend 

denotes Petaluma as having been used as a dive, glide, rocket and radar target and that it 

was renumbered from Target No. 9 to Target No. 5. 

Sacramento Sectional Aeronautical Chart 

9 September 1952 


The aeronautical chart shows that by 9 September 1952 the rocket target at Petaluma is 

no longer listed as an aeronautical danger area. The Petaluma danger area appeared on 

aeronautical charts from Edition 11 (20 April 1944) through Edition 28 (March 1952). 

4.4.2 Air Photo Interpretation 

Government and contractor personnel conducted an aerial photography database search, 

included in section 4.2). The aerial photography retrieved covered Petaluma 12th Naval 

District Target No. 9 during and following military use. The imagery acquired is in 

photographic print format. The analyst perfoimed the interpretation using the following 

source materials: 

- 

PHOTO DATE 

1 1 October 1945 


12 December 1945 

20 April 1946 



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APPROX. SCALE 

1: 11.000 

1: 12,000 

1: 11,000 

1: 11,000 

1 :26,000




I PHOTODATE I APPROX. SCALE 1 

I 8 Julv 1948 I 1 :27.000 I 

1 20 November 1952 1 1 :20.000 I 

I 19 Julv 1953 I 1 :20.000 I 

I 3 Mav 1961 I 1 :20.000 I 

1 23 & 29 August 1998 1 1 :20,000 

The analyst delineated imagery containing important areas on hard copy plots and 

digitized it using Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) software. The digitized 

features overlay scanned aerial photography, resulting in the final plots (see Plate 3). The 

analysis involved using stereo viewing of photography, which allows more accurate 

identifications than monoscopic interpretations. The resolution and scale of the imagery 

limited the identification of features discussed in this study. The analyst used the word 

"probable" when discussing features for which identification is reasonably accurate. The 

analyst used the term "possible" when identification was not positive, but the objectlarea 

matched known features/locations on other sources. Analysis of the aerial photographs 

referenced the site maps discussed in sections 4.4.1 above. The boldfaced numbers in 

parentheses referenced in the sub-paragraphs below refer to the feature descriptions on 

the annotated aerial photography plates. The sub-paragraphs below describe the relevant 

features identified on the imagery: 

4.4.2.1 October 1945 Imagery (Plates 3) 

The 1945 imagery shows the condition within the first year of the Navy's lease of the site 

and about half a year after its expansion to a rocket firing range. The 1: 12,000 scale of 

the imagery is excellent and allows for identification of smaller features not readily 

visible at higher scales. The site resides within the wetlands west of the Petaluma River 

and is crossed by a number of sloughs but no roads or trails to speak of. 

At the location of the bombing target shown on the October 1943 site plan discussed 

above, there is a Cruiser Target clearly visible (A). The measurements match those of the 

planned and typical 12'~ Naval District cruiser shaped target at 550 feet long and 65 feet 

wide, tapering at the ends. There are no readily distinguishable rake stations or observer 

points for this target. However, about 2,200 feet to the NE, along the cruiser target axis, 

there is a 35 by 50 foot structure on Tule Slough (Al), just west of its intersection with 

Donahue Slough. Although in line with the target, its size, shape and distance from the 

target do not clearly indicate it was related to the Navy's use of the site. The cruiser 

targets lies between the Tule and Woloki Sloughs in the northern half of the site. 


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The target center for the rocket firing range (B) lies in the south half of the site, in an area 

of pooled water between the Mira Monte Slough and Donahue Slough. Like the other 

target, it's layout nearly matches the typical 12'~ Naval District design, but does vary 

slightly. A 100-foot diameter ring circling a 20-foot square marks the center of the 

target. Dimples less than 10 feet wide are visible within 300-400 feet of the target. The 

dimples may be natural or craters resulting from High Explosives (HE) (Bl), it is not 

clear from the imagery. The dimple width implies that if they are craters, they are fiom 

fairly large munitions. A minor trail (B2) leads from the target to Mira Monte Slough 

about 900 feet to the WNW, where there is a footbridge crossing the waterway (B3). 

The flight path is delineated with markers (C) spaced about 500 feet apart for 4,500 feet 

fore and 2,000 feet aft of the target, where the flight line meets the Petaluma River. The 

flight path markers are about 10 by 35 feet and are raised above the ground surface. The 

flight marker (D) 1,500 feet fore of the target is smaller in size and corresponds to the 

Observer's Post for "checking the deflection of rounds". Based on this and the layout of 

the typical rocket range, the flight direction was from the north to the south. 

Perpendicular to the target flight line, a second Observer's Post for "checking the range 

of rounds" is visible on the west bank of Mira Monte Slough about 1,200 feet to the west 

(E). A straight trail is visible along this perpendicular line for nearly a thousand feet, to 

the west of the Observer's Post, through the wetlands (El). About 4,000 feet west of the 

target center, there is a small dock and structure visible that is ostensibly the Range 

Control Officer's post (F). It lies on the north bank about 1,000 feet west of the 

intersection of Mud Hen Slough with San Antonio Creek. 

4.4.2.2 December 1945-July 1948 Imagery 

Other imagery fiom the late 1940s (i.e. December 1945, April 1946, October 1947 and 

July 1948) covered the remainder of the site. Much of this imagery was also at a good 

scale for analysis. It was reviewed and confirmed the findings noted on the October 1945 

photography and ascertained that no other targets or features of note were constructed on 

site. No features of any significance beyond those described above were noted. 

4.4.2.3 August-November 1952 and later Imagery 

This imagery represents the condition of the site at the time that the Navy ended its lease 

for the property. The layout and features remain discernable that were noted in October 

1945, with the exception of the rocket target center, which is not visible, possibly due to 

high water in the pool where the center was located. The flight path markers remain 

easily discernable confirming the location of the center. 

By 1960, a road enters the site from Neils Island to the west in between the Tule and 

Woloki Sloughs. The road leads to two structures on a cleared pad about 300 feet east of 

what had been the Cruiser Target, which is no longer discernable. One of the structures 


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appears to be a tower. The features of the rocket target are no longer readily 

distinguishable by 1960 either. Later imagery was reviewed for additional evidence of 

the military's use of the site, though no features of any significance beyond those 

described above were noted. 


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5 REALESTATE 

5.1 CONFIRMED DOD OWNERSHIP 



The former Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 consisted of a total of 1,770 acres 

of real estate in T4N, R6W Sections 17-21 and 29-30 Mount Diablo Base and ~eridian.~' 

The Navy originally obtained 640 acres by lease after filling for condemnation in 

November 1944 (i.e. U.S. vs. 640 acres of land, more or less, in Sonoma County 

California; Charles B. Fentress, et al., Civil No. 5027). The area consisted of the SW114 

of Section 17, the SE114 of Section 18, the NE114 of Section 19 and the NW114 of 

Section 20.~' The condemnation was expanded to 1,770 acres by 30 April 1945 In 

addition to the 1770 acres, the Navy leased an undefined area comprised of a road, 

approximately one mile long, starting at the southwest edge of the rocket target and 

heading west. Lease, NOy(R)-40759, began on 1 January 1947 for use as an access road. 

There appears to have been three distinct tracts of land. Tract #1, lease NOy(R)-45262, 

consisted of 1,130 acres belonging to Charles B. Fentress. Tract #2, lease NOy(R)- 

45263, appears to have consisted of 90 acres belonging to the State of california." Tract 

#3 was the access road and belonged to G. St. M. Stocker and his wife. At various times 

prior to 1950, tract #I (NOy(R)-45262) also belonged to Frank J. Poehlmann and the 

Petaluma Sportsman Club (later Farm Industries, ~nc.).)) 

On 22 August 1952 the Navy decided to deactivate the Petaluma target. It was removed 

fiom aerial charts by 9 September 1952.)' The leases were presumably terminated 

shortly thereafter and the property returned to its owners. These real estate figures 

concur with the acreage numbers stated in the Final Preliminary Assessment Report, with 

the exception of the fact that the report did not describe the access road.3s 

5.2 POTENTIAL DOD OWNERSHIP 

Based on available information (e.g. historical documents, aerial photos, interviews etc.), 

the archve search did not identi@ any additional areas of undocumented military 

ownership associated with Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. However, when 

range safety fans or OE potential range cells are drawn for this site, they extend beyond 

the acquired FUDS boundaries and potentially represent land used by the DoD. The 

archive search did not find direct evidence of OE hazards on the real estate contained 

within these fans beyond the FUDS boundary. The DoD accepts responsibility for 

remediation of OE hazards resulting from their activities. If DoD OE hazards exist on 

real estate never acquired, they are generally eligible for cleanup under the Defense 

Environmental Restoration Program. 

Section 5 - Real Estate 

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5.3 SIGNIFICANT PAST OWNERSHIP OTHER THAN DOD 




Ths investigation did not reveal any significant past ownership of Petaluma 12th Naval 

District Target No. 9 with relationship to OE or CWM. 

5.4 PRESENT OWNERSHIP 

Records reviewed indicate the current property owner is the State of California with 

management over sight by the California Department of Fish and Game, Region 3, Napa- 

Sonoma ~ arshes.~~ 

Section 5 - Real Estate 

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6 SITE INSPECTION 

6.1 GENERAL PROCEDURES AND SCOPE 




An ASR site inspection is limited in scope to a visual, non-intrusive inspection of the 

areas suspected of having an OE or CWM hazard potential. This potential is based on an 

analysis of the collected information. Prior to the inspection, the Archive Search team 

determines the areas of the site to investigate. The team follows a site safety and health 

plan (SSHP) prohibiting digging or handling of potential OE and CWM. The SSHP 

defines standard operating procedures to ensure safety and prevent accidents. Appendix 

L-1 contains a copy of the SSHP. The inspection team consisted of the following St. 

Louis District Corps of Engineers personnel: Randal Curtis, Alix Borrok and George 

Sloan. They performed the site survey on Wednesday, 29 August 200 1 in the morning 

about two hours before high tide . Subsection 6.2 contains a synopsis of the site 

inspection and Appendix L-2 contains a detailed account. Appendix I includes current 

site photographs. 

6.2 SITE INSPECTION SYNOPSIS 

The ASR team met with Mike Sipes (707-226-3641), State of California, Department of 

Fish and Game, Region 3, NapalSonoma Marshes who escorted the team to the site and 

provided boat transportation. Mr. Sipes has been with the Department of Fish and Game 

for 6 years. 

The team began the site visit by putting in at the Black Point Marina near the mouth of 

the Petalurna Rwer and San Pablo Bay. Heading north, they turned left into the San 

Antonio Creek, which forms the southern boundary of the FUDS. A short ways up, they 

made a right and headed north up the Mira Monte Slough. 

Section 6 - Sire Inspection 

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Tracking their progress with a GPS unitiii, the team found the weathered wooden remains 

of the footbridge across the Mira Monte Slough at the location visible on the aerial 

imagery of the site from 1945. Mr. Sipes remained with the boat as the ASR team 

traversed across the marsh lands, which were generally solid. Based on imagery analysis 

the target lay about 1,000 feet to the ESE from the footbridge. The team was able to 

follow a wooden plank walkway part of the way through the marsh to the target. 

Although it approximated the path on aerial imagery, it was unclear if these were the 

remains of the Navy's path or a reconstruction by duck hunters. The team came across at 

least half a dozen duck blinds in the area around the target center. 

The target remains were partially located within an area of pooled water that appears to 

be essentially the same as in the 1940s. The remains were found within a couple hundred 

feet of the location as identified on aerial imagery. The team located weathered wooden 

posts in the water arranged in a circular manner. These weathered posts are ostensibly 

from the 100-foot diameter boardwalk ringing the target, which were visible on aerial 

imagery. The team traversed both sides of the water body and along it's edges, but did 

not find any trace of OE debris. The low-lying vegetation of the marsh partially obscured 

the ground but it appears that all QE evidence must be beneath the surface. The team did 

observe a number of small (less than 5 feet across) and shallow (less than 1-2 feet deep) 

pools of standing water around the perimeter of the target. They appeared natural in 

iii Target featum coardin&es were determind using gmrefemnced historic aerial imagery. The resulting 

waypoints were uploaded into a Garmin Etrex Legend GP5 (Global Positioning Sygtern) receiver using 

ma~pinrz 

datum WGS 1984 

Sectim 6 - Site Inspection 

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origin as opposed to the result of high explosive (HE) cratering though no HE frag was 

located to confirm or deny this supposition. 

The team returned back to the boat and backtracked to the Petaluma River to visit the 

Cruiser Target. They took the Donahue Slough to the Woloki Slough in the northern half 

of the site. The team easily located the weathered wooden piles, about a foot above the 

ground, outlining the target. The team walked either side and through the middle of the 

target from aft to bow. A communication building with a road leading to it from Neils 

Island borders the cruiser target to the north. The ditches on the side of the road were 

also examined for signs of OE debris as that material had obviously been disturbed to 

create the road. As before, the ASR team did not find any trace of OE debris. Mr. Sipes 

reported that during the winter months most of the marsh is underwater, which might 

help explain why no OE debris was discernable during the site visit. The team then 

backtracked and returned to the Black Point Marina and parted company with Mike 

Sipes. 

Section 6 - Sde Impection 

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1 

ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT FINDING5 


Range Feature Locations based on Georeferenced Aerial Photography 

Latitude Longitude hasting Northing Feature 

N38O 11' 11" W 122 O 33' 17" 538985 4226380Petaluma 1 Cruiser Target 

N38O 11' 24" W122O 32' 51" 539611 4226797Petaluma 2 35x50 ft structure a 

N38O 10' 15" W 122 O 32' 32" 540096 4224679 Petaluma 3 Rocket Range Target 

N38O 10' 1Y W 122 O 32' 32" 540096 4224590Petaluma 4 Dimdine 

N38O 10' 18" W 122 O 32' 43" 539820 4224779Petaluma 5 Footbridge 

N38 O 10' 30" L. 

N38 O 10' 14" 

W 122 O 32' 34" 

W 122 O 32' 48" 

540042 

539708 

4225 138 Petaluma 6 Observer's Post 

4224648Petaluna 7 Observer's Post 

C 

Ed38 O 10' 12" W 122 O 33' 22" 538885 4224566Petaluma 8 Dock & Structure 

Latitude 

Range Feature Locations Acquired with GPS (Garmin Etrex Legend) 

I 

Longitude Feature 

N38 O 10.266" W 122" 32.574' Petaluma Rocket Target Center Site Visit . - ., 

- 

- - p38" 1 1.176' W 122O 33.375' Petaluma Cruiser Target Center Site Visit 

Skctim 6 - Site lnspecrion 

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7 EVALUATION OF ORDNANCE POTENTIAL 

7.1 CONVENTIONAL ORDNANCE CONTAMINATION 



The archive search uncovered evidence that the Navy utilized conventional ordnance at 

Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. The types of ordnance and explosives 

associated with the site included practice bombs and rockets. This information was 

gathered fkom documentation, maps, aerial photography results, interviews and EOD 

reports. The reviewed information did not clearly indicate any other ordnance related 

operations at Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9, such as high explosives. 

The ASR team did not find an overt indication of a current ordnance and explosive 

hazard at Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. Research discovered no historical 

records indicating ordnance disposal on site. Interviews'did not disclose any incidents of 

ordnance or explosive hazards found in the past. Aerial photography analysis did not 

locate any distinct signs of on-site burial. Additionally, the site inspection did not 

uncover evidence of ordnance or explosive hazards. 

7.2 CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIAL CONTAMINATION 

The archive search uncovered no evidence of chemical warfare materials storage, usage 

or disposal at Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. The mission of Petaluma 12th 

Naval District Target No. 9 does not imply the presence of CWM. Research discovered 

no historical records associating CWM with the site. Interviews did not disclose any 

correlation of CWM with the site. Additionally, the site inspection did not uncover any 

evidence of C WM hazards. 

Section 7 - Evaluation of Ordnance Potential 

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8 TECHNICAL DATA OF ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVES 

8.1 POTENTIAL OE AND CWM ITEMS 



Pefaluma, CA 

The archive search identified the following ordnance items associated with Petaluma 12th 

Naval District Target No. 9. The team compiled this list based on documentation of site 

operations and typical OE related to such missions: 

Practice Bombs 

Miniature Practice Bombs 

100-pound Practice Bombs 

Aerial Rockets 

2.25-inch SCAR 

3.5-inch Aircraft Rocket (Practice Warhead) 

5-inch HVAR (High Velocity Aircraft Rocket)(Practice Warhead) 

The archive search did not uncover evidence of the use of chemical warfare materials at 

Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. The activities at this site did not include the 

storage, disposal or use of CWM in training. 

8.2 DESCRIPTION OF CONVENTIONAL ORDNANCE 

The following sections in Appendix C contain Ordnance Technical Data Sheets of typical 

examplesivof OE items identified with Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9: 

Page No. Ordnance Technical Data 

C-2 Miniature Practice Bombs AN-Mk 5 Mod 1, AN-Mk 23, AN-Mk 43 

and Mk 19 

C-3 Rocket, 2.25-inch Practice 

C-4 Bomb, Practice, 100-pound, Mk 15 Mod 3 

C-5 Aircraft Rocket, 3.5-inch, Mk 4, Semi-Armor Piercing 

C-6 Rockets, 5-inch (HVAR) 

8.3 DESCRIPTION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE MATERIALS 

The archive search did not uncover evidence of any CWM ever being associated with the 

former Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. 

iv These are general descriptions and may not include all the specific variations of a particular 

ammunition item. This list is compiled from documentation found on the site and may not be 

comprehensive. 

Section 8 - Technical Data of Ordnance and Explosives 

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9 EVALUATION OF OTHER SITE INFORMATION 




The archive search did not reveal any additional areas of potential environmental concern 

associated with the military use of Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. 

Section 9 - Evaluation of Other Site Information 

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APPENDIX A 

REFERENCES 

Appendix A References 


Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9



The following list of references only represents the items cited in preparation of 

this report, and does not illustrate all the documents reviewed or copied for the 

backup files (see Record Review section 4.2 for further details). Source listings 

for locating each underlined reference are noted andprintedportions are 

included in this ASR. Furthermore, underlined references are hyperlinked to 

scanned images of the backup documents on the digital version of this report. 

References that are not underlined are generally available and not reproduced for 

this report. 

' Section 2.0 PREVIOUS SITE INVESTIGATIONS 

TechLaw, Inc. (for Corps of Engineers - Sacramento) 

1999 Final Premliminary Assessment Report, Petaluma Bombing Target, May 

1999, USACE Sacramento, CA. 

Appendix D- 1 

Section 3.2 CLIMATIC DATA 

Federal Climate Complex Asheville, NC. 

1996 International Station Meteorological Climate Summay, Version 4.0 CD 

ROM, September 1996. Jointly produced by: Department of the Navy - 

Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Detachment, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration- National Climate Center and the 

U.S. Air Force Environmental Technical Application Center (USAFETAC) 

OL-A. 

Sections 3.3.1 GEOLOGY 

California State Department of Water Resources 

1975 Evaluation of Ground Water Resources: Sonoma County. Bulletin 118-4, 

177 p. 2 maps. 

Sections 3.3.2 SOILS 

Miller, Vernon C. 

1972 Soil Survey of Sonoma County, California. US Department of Agriculture, 

Soil Conservation Service, in cooperation with the University of California 

Agricultural Experiment Station. 

Section 3.4.1 SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

200 1 Data downloaded fiom http://cfoub 1 .epa.gov/sirf/locate/index.cfm in 

July 200 1. 


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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service (NOS) 

2001 Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) 

website information downloaded http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.nov/ June 

200 1. 

U.S. Geological Survey 

2001 Data downloaded from http://water.us~s.gov/nws in July 2001 

U. S. Geological Survey 

1980 Petaluma River, Quadrangle, Calfornia - Sonoma County, 7.5 Minute Series 

(topographic), dated 1954, photorevised 1980. 

U.S. Geological Survey 

1970 National Atlas of the United States of America 

Sections 3.4.2 GROUND WATER HYDROLOGY 

Planelt, Michael and Williams, John S. 

1995 Ground Water Atlas of the United States, Segment I Calfornia, Nevada. 

Hydrologic Investigations Atlas, 730-B US Geological Survey, Reston, 

VA. 

Section 3.5 ECOLOGY 

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento, C A (USFWS) 

200 1 Official correspondence, dated 17 April 200 1 (Correspondence Reference # 

1-1-01-SP-1738) 

* Section 3.6 DEMOGRAPHICS 

U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of the Census 

Census of Population and Housing, Petaluma, California 

Census of Population and Housing, S onoma County, California 

County and City Data Book, Land Area and Population, Sonoma County, 

California 

County and City Data Book, Land Area and Population, Petaluma, 

California 

County Business Patterns, Sonoma County, California 


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Section 4.1 HISTORICAL SITE SUMMARY (cited references only) 

Public Works Office NAS Alameda 

1945 Naval Air Bases Rocket and Target Ranges Public Works number 2829, 13 

August 1945. RG 18 1, Acc. 18 1-60-64, Roll 7, NARA-San Bruno, CA. 

Appendix K-4 

lo 12'~ 

Naval District, Public Works Office 

1945 Physical Properties - and Facilities of the Principal Naval Activities and 

Offices Located in the 12 ND, Appendix I History ofpublic Works, October 

1945. RG 18 1, Entry 12'~ ~avai District ~ommkdant's Office, Command 

Histories 1903 to 1975 [Accession 181-77-0431 Box 1, Folder: Volume 111, 

NARA-San Bruno, CA. 

Appendix E-2 

" Interdepartmental Air Traffic Control Board, 

1944 Interdepartmental Air Traffic Control Board Meeting No. 406 Minutes, 20 

January 1944. RG 237, Entry 37 IATCB Minutes, Box 3, Folder: 401-426, 

NARA-College Park, MD. 

Appendix E-9 

Interdepartmental Air Traffic Control Board, 


January 1945. RG 237, Enby 37 IATCB Minutes, Box 4, Folder: 550-575, 


Appendix E- 10 

12 U. S. District Court Northern District of California, Northern Division, 

1976 Resume of Case File USDC (Northern Northern) No. 5027, PRC 506.1,24 

June 1976, INPR backup document, Petaluma Bombing Target, USACE 

Sacramento Districtct, CA. 


l3 12'~ Naval District, Public Works Office 

1945 Physical Properties - and Facilities of the Principal Naval Activities and 

Offices Located in the 12 ND, Appendix I History of Public Works, October 

1945. RG 18 1, Entry 12'~ ~aval bistrict commandant's Office, Command 

Histories 1903 to 1975 [Accession 18 1-77-0431 Box 1, Folder: Volume 111, 


Appendix E-2 


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14 U.S. Naval An- Station Alameda 

c. 1944Petaluma Bombing Target Details P.W. No. 1025, undated, circa 1944. RG 

18 1, Acc. 18 1-60-64, Roll 3, NARA-San Bruno, CA. 


l5 l2Ih Naval District, PWO 

c. l952Gunne1-y Range and Target Areas Released Since WW I1 - 12'~ Naval 

District (contains principal areas), undated, Circa 1952 RG 18 1, 12' Naval 

District PWO RP 1932 - 1960 [Accession 181-63-0096] Box 12 of 12, 

Folder: Miscellaneous 1 of 2, NARA-San Bruno, CA. 

Appendix E-3 

l6 Commander Fleet Air, U.S. Naval Air Station Alameda, California 

1946 Bombing Targets - dis-establishment of, 8 January 1946. RG 18 1, 12" 

Naval District, PWO, RP 1932-60 [Accession 181-63-0096], Box 12 of 12, 


Appendix E-7 

17 Bureau of Yards and Docks 

195 1 Petaluma Target; closing of, October 195 1, INPR Backup Documents, 

Petaluma Bombing Target, USACE Sacramento District, CA. 

Appendix E-4 

18 

NAS Alameda, Public Works Office 

195 1 Naval Air Bases 12'~ Naval District Former and Present Bombing 

Targets and Gunnery Ranges, 25 April 195 1. RG 7 1, Entry 100 1, Box 748, 

NARA- College Park, MD. 

Appendix K-5 

19 

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington DC 

195 1 Petaluma Danger Area; deactivation of, 22 August 195 1. RG 18 1, Entry 

12'~ Naval District Public Works Airbase ACQ Files 1942-58, Box 1 of 10, 

Folder: 529-1 Targets + Training Aids (2 of 2), NARA-San Bruno, CA. 

Appendix E- 1 1 

20 

Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks 

1952 Petaluma Bombing Target; Termination of, 15 August 1952. RG 181, 

Entry 12'~ Naval District Public Works Airbase ACQ files, 1942-58, Box 

10 of 10, Folder: 529-1, Targets + Training Aids, (2 of Z), NARA-San 

Bruno, CA. 

Appendix E-6 


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21 




U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 

1952 Sacramento Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 9 September 1952. RG 23, filed 

under RG3 70, Entry Sectional Aeronautical Charts Sacramento folders 1 

and 2, Edition 29- DASE Knoxville and west of Winters appear, NARA- 

College Park, MD. 

Appendix K-6 

22 12'~Naval District 

1947 Map ofAuxiliary Air Station Santa Rosa Showing Conditions On ,rune 30 

1947, 30 June 1947. Cartographic and Architectural Branch, RG 7 1, Entry 

Microfilm Reels Series #2, Sheet 12 10-3- 1 13, NARA-College Park, MD. 

Appendix K-7 

23 Section 4.4 AIR PHOTO INTERPRETATION AND MAP ANALYSIS 

NAS Alameda, Public Works Office 

1944 Property Acquisition Map, Bombing Target Near Petaluma, CA (P.W. 

728), 26 October 1943. RG 18 18, Acc 18 1-60-64, Roll 2, NARA-San 

Bruno, CA. 

Appendix K- 1 

24 

Naval Air Station Alameda 

1945 Typical - Target Installations (P. W. Drawing 12I9), 22 August 1944, revised 

16 March 1945. Cartographic and Architectural Branch, RG 71, Entry 

Naval Facilities included in Yards and Docks Drawings on Paper, Folder 

12 10-44 Alameda Naval Air Base, Sheet 12 10-44-29, NARA-College Park, 

MD. 

Appendix K-2 

25 NAS Alameda, Public Works office 

1945 Property Acquisition Map Bombing Target Near Petaluma, California, 

(P.W. 18341, 7 January 1945. RG 18 1, Acc. 18 1-60-64, Roll 5, NARA-San 

Bi-uno, CA. 

Appendix K-3 

26 NAS Alameda, Public Works Office 

1945 Naval Air Bases Rocket and Target Ranges Public Works number 2829, 13 

August 1945. RG 18 1, Acc. 18 1-60-64, Roll 7, NARA-San Bruno, CA. 

Appendix K-4 


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195 1 Naval Air Bases 12'~ ~aval District Former and Present Bombing 

Targets and Gunnery Ranges, 25 April 195 1. RG 7 1, Entry 100 1, Box 748, 


Appendix K-5 

28 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 


under RG370, Entry Sectional Aeronautical Charts Sacramento folders 1 



Appendix K-6 

29 Section 5.0 REAL ESTATE 

Secretary of the Navy, Washington D.C. 

1945 Reauest regarding Civil No. 5027, 12 April 1945. RG 72, Entry 62B, 

General Correspondence 1943-45, Box 2835, Folder: N 1-9/27(2), 

Alameda, NARA-College Park, MD. 



1944 Property Acquisition Map, Bombing Target Near Petaluma, CA P.W. 728, 

22 January 1944. RG 1818, Acc 18 1-60-64, Roll 2, NARA-San Bruno, 

CA. 

Appendix K- 1 

31 U.S. Department of Justice, Sonoma County 

1945 U.S. vs. Charles B. Fentress, County of Sonoma, et al. Amendment to Lis 

Pendens, 30 April 1945, INPR Backup Document, Petaluma Bombing 

Target, USACE Sacramento District, CA. 


U.S. District Court Northern District of California, Northern Division, 



Sacramento District, CA. 


32 U.S. District Court Northein District of California, Northern Division, 

1976 Resume of Case File USDC (Northein Northern) No. 5027, PRC 506.1, 24 





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Petalurna, CA 

12'~ Naval District Public Works Office 

1945 Property Acquisition Map Bombing Target Near Petaluma, California, 7 

Janua~y 1945. RG 18 1, Acc. 18 1-60-64, Roll 5, NARA-San Bruno, CA.. 

Appendix E- 1 

U.S. Department of Justice, Sonoma County 

1945 U.S. vs. Charles B. Fentress. County of Sonoma, et al. Amendment to Lis 




Commander, Naval Au- Bases, 1 lth and 12' Naval Districts 

1952 Renewal of leases for Fiscal Year 1953; request for, 15 February 1952, 

INPR Backup Document, Petaluma Bombing Target, USACE Sacramento 

District, CA. 

Appendix E-8 

33 

Commander, Naval Air Bases, 1 lth and 12'~ Naval Districts 



District, CA. 

Appendix E-8 

Bureau of Yards and Docks 

195 1 Petaluma Target; closing of, October 195 1, INPR Backup Document, 


Appendix E-4 

Official Records, Sonoma County California 

1978 Grant Deed between the State of California and Farm Industries, Inc., 12 

July 1978, INPR Backup Document, Petaluma Bombing Target, USACE 



34 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 


under RG370, Entry Sectional Aeronautical Charts Sacramento folders 1 



Appendix K-6 


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35 TechLaw, Inc. (for Corps of Engineers - Sacramento) 

1999 Final Premliminary Assessment Report, Petalurna Bombing Target, - 

May 1999, USACE Sacramento, CA. 

Appendix D- 1 

36 Official Records, Sonoma County California 





37 Section 8.0 TECHNICAL DATA OF ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVES 

References for Individual Ordnance Data Sheets contained Appendix C are noted at the 

bottom of each sheet. 


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APPENDIX B 




ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, 

AND BREVITY CODES 

Appendix B -Abbreviations, Acronyms and Brevity Codes




ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS AND BREVITY CODES 

The following list contains abbreviations, acronyms and brevity codes within this ASR, 

as well as typical others. 

AAF* 

AA 

ACGIH 

AEC 

AFB 

ACGIH 

ANSI 

AP 

APDS 

APERS 

AP-T 

ASR 

AT 

BD 

BDJDR 

BLM 

BRAC 

CADD 

CAIS 

cal 

CBDCOM 

CE 

CEHNC 

CEMVS 

CEMVK 

CEP 

CERCLA 

CFR 

CFS 

COE 

ctg 

CWM 

CWS* 

CX 

DA 

DEET 

DERP 

DoD 

Army Air Field 

Anti-Aircraft 

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist 

Army Environmental Center 

Air Force Base 

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist 

American National Standards Institute 

Armor Piercing 

Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot 

Anti-Personnel 

Armor Piercing-Tracer 

Archive Search Report 

Anti-Tank 

Base Detonating 

Building Demolition/Debris Removal 

Bureau of Land Management 

Base Realignment and Closure 

Computer-Aided Drafting and Design 

Chemical Agent Identification Set 

Caliber 

Chemical and Biological Defense Command 

Corps of Engineers 

Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Engineering and Support Center 

Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley-St. Louis District 

Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley-Vicksburg District 

Circular Error of Probability 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act 

Code of Federal Regulations 

Cubic Feet Per Second 

Chief of Engineers 

Cartridge 

Chemical Warfare Materials 

Chemical Warfare Service 

Center of Expertise 

Department of the Army 

Diethyltoluarnide 

Defense Environmental Restoration Program 

Department of Defense 

Appendix B -Abbreviations, Acronyms and Brevity Codes 

Page B - 1

DO1 

EEKA 

EIS 

EM 

EOD 

EPA 

ETL 

FGDC 

FM 

FS 

FUDS 

GIs 

GPM 

GPS 

GSA 

HAZWOPER 

HBX 

HE 

HEAT 

HE1 

HEP 

HMX 

HTRW 

HTW 

IAS 

IATCB 

INPR 

IRP 

LD 

MCX 

MT 

MTSQ 

NARA 

NAVSEA 

NAAS* 

NAS* 

NCP 

n.d. 

NEW 

NGVD 

NIMA 

NIOSH 

NMAS 

NPL 




Department of Interior 

Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis 

Environmental Impact Statement 

Engineer Manual 

Explosive Ordnance Disposal 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Engineering Technical Letter 

Federal Geographic Data Committee 

Field Manual 

Feasibility Study 

Formerly Used Defense Sites 

Geographic Information System 

Gallons Per Minute 

Global Positioning System 

General Services Administration 

Hazardous Waste Operations 

high blast explosives; mixtures of RDX, TNT and aluminum 

High Explosive 

High Explosive Anti-Tank 

High Explosive Incendiary 

High Explosive Plastic 

cyclotetramethylenetetranitrarnine (a type of high explosive) 

Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste 

Hazardous and Toxic Waste 

Initial Assessment Study 

Interdepartmental Air Traffic Control Board 

Inventory Project Report 

Installation Restoration Program 

Lyme Disease 

Mandatory Center of Expertise 

Mechanical Time 

Mechanical Time Super Quick 

National Archives and Records Administration 

Naval Sea Systems Command 

Naval Auxiliary Air Station 

Naval Air Station 

National Contingency Plan 

No Date 

Net Explosive Weight 

National Geographic Vertical Datum 

National Imagery and Mapping Agency 

National Institute for Safety and Health 

National Map Accuracy Standards 

National Priorities List 


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NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

NOFA No Further Action 

NPRC National Personnel Records Center 

NRC National Records Center 

NWS National Weather Service 

OCE Office Chief of Engineers 

OE Ordnance and Explosives 

OP Ordnance Pamphlet 

OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration 

PA Preliminary Assessment 

PD Point Detonating 

PE Professional Engineer 

PETN pentaerythritol tetranitrate (a type of high explosive) 

PIBD Point Initiating, Base Detonating 

PM Project Manager 

PPE Personal Protective Equipment 

QASAS Quality Assurance Specialist, Ammunition Surveillance 

RAC Risk Assessment Code 

RDX cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine;also known as cyclonite or hexogen (a 

type of high explosive) 

RG Record Group 

RI Remedial Investigation 

RVFS Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study 

SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

SEP Spherical Error of Probability 

SOP Standing Operating Procedures 

SPB* Surplus Property Board 

SSHO Site Safety and Health Officer 

SSHP Site Safety and Health Plan 

TCRA Time Critical Removal Action 

TEU United States Army Technical Escort Unit 

TM Technical Manual 

TNT Trinitrotoluene 

TP Target Practice 

USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

USADACS U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center and School 

US AFHRA U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency 

USATCES U.S. Army Technical Center for Explosive Safety 

USATHMA U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency 

USC United States Code 

USCG Untied States Coast Guard 

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture 

USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

USGS U.S. Geological Survey 


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UXO Unexploded Ordnance 

WAA* War Assets Administration 

WAGE Wide Area GPS Enhancemen 

WGS World Geodetic System 

WNRC Washington National Records Center 

WWI World War I 

WW I1 World War I1 

* designates an historic acronym 


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APPENDIX C 

TEXT / MANUALS 

Appendix C - Text / Manuals 


Petaluma 12th Naval District Taraet No. 9

TEXT 1 MANUALS 



All Ordnance Technical Data Sheets Prepared by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

St. Louis District, Ordnance and Technical Services Branch-Engineering Division 

Page No. Ordnance Technical Data Sheets 

C-2 Miniature Practice Bombs AN-Mk 5 Mod 1, AN-Mk 23, AN-Mk 43, 

and Mk 19 

C-3 Rocket, 2.25-inch Practice 

C-4 Bomb, Practice, 100-lbs, Mk 15 Mod 3 

C-5 Aircraft Rocket, 3.5 inch, Mk 4, Semi-Annor Piercing 

C-6 Rockets, 5 inch (HVAR) 


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MINIATURE PRACTICE BOMBS 

AN-Mk 5 Mod 1, AN-Mk 23, AN-Mk 43, and Mk 19 

Description. These bombs are used for low-altitude horizontal, or dive-bombing practice. The four 

bombs are similar in physical appearance, but differ basically in the metal used to cast the body. Bombs 

are used with the AN-Mk 4 practice bomb signal that is a blank 10-gauge shotgun shell (extended length). 

Signals contain a black powder expelling charge and a red phosphorous pyrotechnic mixture. These 

bombs also are used with the MK5 signal that contains a fluorescein dye and is actuated by impact on 

water. When the Mk5 signal is installed, the firing pin assembly is not used. 

Mk 5 Mk 23 Mk 43 Mk 19 

Over-all length 8.25 inches 8.25 inches 8.25 inches 13.062 inches 

Body Diameter 2.18 inches 2.18 inches 2.18 inches 2.62 inches 

Fin Dimension 2.5 inches 2.5 inches 3.67 inches 

Weight 21b. 11 oz.+ 1 oz 3 lb. + 2 oz 4 lb. 7 oz. + 2 oz. 13 lb + 3 oz 

Body Material Zinc Alloy Cast Iron Lead-antimony Lead antimony 

Signal AN-Mk 4, Black powder/pyrotechnic charge; Mk 5, Fluorescein dye 

Reference: OP 1280, Aircraft Bombs, February 1945; TM 9- 1325-200, Bombs and Bomb 

Components, April 1966 


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ROCKET, 2.25-INCH PRACTICE 

Use. These rockets were used for practice firing against surface targets. The rocket is forward fired from 

aircraft and simulated the trajectories of the 5 inch rockets. 

Description. The 2.25 inch practice rockets originally came in two different Marks (Mk) or models, the 

Mk I1 and Mk III. The acronym associated with them was SCAR, or sub-caliber aerial rocket. Other 

models followed. They consisted of a head, rocket motor, fins, igniter, and an electrical cable. The heads 

are solid steel, zinc die cast, or cast iron and contain no fuzes, 

Motor. Mk 15 Mod 0,2, is 26.18 inches long and weighs to 10.90 pounds (max). The item's explosive 

hazard is the propellant (Mk 16 Mod 0,l) in the rocket motor and the igniter (Mk 112 Mod 0,1,2). 

Weight ................................................................. 

Diameter of Body ............................................... 

Length ................................................................. 

12.47 pounds 

2.25 inches 

29.07 inches 

Reference: NAVSEA OP 1415, Rocket Assemblies, May 1955 


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BOMB, PRACTICE, 100-LBS, Mk 15 Mod 3 

Description. The Mk 15 Mod 3 Practice Bomb is a light-cased, cylindrical body with a threaded filling 

hole in its rounded nose. A box fin assembly consisting of four metal vanes attached to a cone is welded 

to the aft end of the body. The bomb has two metal suspension band assemblies (each consisting of a 

circular clamp, a suspension lug, and two cap screws) for tightening the band to the bomb. The bomb is 

used with the practice bomb signal, Mk7 Mod 0 and inert fuze Mk 247 Mod 0 both of which are secured 

to the aft of the bomb. Upon impact of the bomb with the target, the signal is detonated, producing a flash 

and a large puff of smoke. The bomb is filled with wet sand and when fully assembled weighs 

approximately 100 pounds 

Length of assembled bomb ...................................................................... 41.2 inches 

Diameter ................................................................................................ 8.0 inches 

Fin Span ..................................................................................................... 1 1.24 inches 

Weight, assembled .................................................................................... 100 pounds 

Filler......................................................................................................... Sand, Wet sand, or water 

Signal.......................................................................................................... Mk 7 Mod 0 

Color .......................................................................................................... Black 

References: TM 9-1325-200, Bombs and Bomb Components, April 1966; NAVSEA OP 1664 Volume 2, 

U.S. Explosive Ordnance, February 1954 

Appendix C- Text / Manuals 

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ARCHIFES SEARCH REPORT - FINDlNGS 

Pelaluma 12lh Naval Dislricl Twgel No. 9 

AIRCRAFT ROCKET, 3.5 INCH, Mk 4 

SEMI-ARMOR PIERCING 

3.5-irach aircrd rocked (3.5-irach k dMK 8 M d 1 md 3.2Pimh modor ItM 7 

NO PICTURE AVAILABLE FOR THE 3.5-INCH Mk 4 

Use. The 3.5-inch rockets are designed for use against smaller targets, such as submarines and tanks. Due 

to the small amount of explosives the HE and AP head were not issued. 

Descriplion. The head has a semi-mor-plercmg nose and is filled with 1 -pound of hgh explosives. The 

High Explosive and Semi-Annor Piercmg Heads were hscontinued due to the small amount of 

explosives carried, and replaced with the 5 .O-inch heads. 

Head Length: ...................................................... 13.4 inches 

Head Weight: ...................................................... 20.2 pounds 

Filler: ................................................................... TNT 

Filler Weight: .................................................... 1.0 pounds 

Total Weight: ...................................................... 53.9 pounds 

Total Length: ..................................................... 5 . inches 

Fuzing: ................................................................ Base he, Mk 146 

Motor: ................................................................ .3.25-inch Mk 7 

References: NAVSEA OP 1664, U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal, May 1947; TM 9-1950, Rockeds, 

July 1950 

Appendk C - Texd / MmuaL 

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AR CHIVES SEARCH REP OR T - FINDINGS 

Pedakmna 12lh Nmak Disdrici Targed No. 9 

ROCKETS, 5 INCH (HVAR) 

Genemk. The 5.0-inch fin stabilized, hgh-velocity aircraft rocket is a Navy type used by the Air Force for 

forward h ng from aircraft. The 5 .O-inch rocket is fired from retractable jettisoning launcher using 

suspension bands. Electrical energy to fire the rocket is derived from the electrical system of the aircraft. 

The rocket consists of a fuzed head and a motor. 

Rockel Heads. Listed below are the various HVAR heads, whch are assembled with 5.0-inch rocket 

motors to fom H AVR complete rounds. Complete round data and nomenclature are gven in tables. The 

TNT loaded heads Mk 6 and Mods are shpped with permanently installed base fuze Mk 159 Mod 1 or 

Mk 144 and Mods and a shpplng cap that is replaced by nose fuze Mk 149. The TNT-filled head Mk 4 

Mod 4 is especially deep cavitized to receive a VT fuze. The head Mk 25 Mod 1 is a shaped charge type 

(having an internal copper cone) loaded with composition B. As shpped, the head Mk 25 Mod 1 has a 

nose shppng plug, whch is replaced by nose fuze Mk 149, and a shpping cap to protect the base 

threads. 

HEAD, HIGH EXPLOSIVE, 5.0-inch ROCKET: HVAR, Mk 6 Mod 0, 1,2, and 3, TNT loaded, with 

fuze, rocket base AN-Mk 159 (Mk 159 Mod 1) or AN-Mk 164 (Mk 164) and Mods installed. 

HEAD, HIGH EXPLOSIVE, 5.0-inch ROCKET: HVAR, Mk 6 Mod 4, TNT loaded, adapted for 

fuze, VT, M403, with fu~, rocket, base AN-Mk 159 (Mk 159 Mod 1) and Mods or AN-Mk 164 (Mk 

164) and Mods installed. 

HEAD, INERT, 5.0-inch ROCKET: Mk 6 and Mods. 

Fuze. The 5.0-inchHVARheadMk6 Modsispemanentlyfuzedwithbase fuzeMk 159Mod 1 orMk 

164 and Mods. The heads Mk 6 andMods andMk 25 Mod 1 receive nose fuze Mk 149 Mod 0 or 1 after 

removal of the nose-shpping cap. The Mk 6 Mod 4 receives VT fuze M403 or M403E2 (Mk 172 Mod 

2). 

Modor. Listed below are various similar 5 .O-inch rocket motors, whch are assembled with 5 .O-inch 

HVAR heads to form complete rockets as, inhcated in tables. The motor Mk 10 hffers from the motor 

Mk 2 principally in having an Army igniter plug instead of a Navy (bayonet-type) plug. The 5.0 -inch 

motor is externally threaded at the forward end to engage the head. It consists of the motor tube, front 

closure hsk, igmter, propellant, nozzle plate, suspension lugs and fin assembly and suspension lugs. 

MOTOR, 5.0-INCH ROCKET: Mk 2 Mod 3 

MOTOR, 5 .O-INCH ROCKET: Mk 2 Mod 3 (with bayonet-type connector plug) 

Appendix C - Text / M mds 

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MOTOR, 5.0-INCH ROCKET: Mk 10 Mods 4 and 5 

MOTOR, 5.0-INCH ROCKET: Mk 10 Mods 4 and 5 (with electrical connector Mk 11 Mod 5 or M3) 

MOTOR, 5.0-INCH ROCKET: Mk 10 Mod 7 (without fin) 

MOTOR, 5.0-INCH ROCKET, EMPTY: Mk 2 Mod 3 

MOTOR, 5.0-INCH ROCKET, INERT: Mk 2 Mod 3 

Fin Assembly. The fin assembly, which is clamped to the rear end of the motor, is a sleeve with four 

equally spaced rectangular fins extending radially. 

Propellant. The propellant is a single grain Mk 18 Mod 0 of ballistite. 

Igniter. The igniter is a metal can containing 55 grains of black powder and an electric squib. Two lead 

wires from the squib extend from the igniter passing through the perforation in the propellant grain to the 

nozzle where they are connected to the electrical cable and igniter plug (connector). 

I Head 1 Motor I Fuze 1 1 1 

Army Complete Round 

Nomenclature 

Navy Complete Round 

Nomenclature 

HEAD- Mark & Mod 

Length (in. 

Diameter (in.) 

Weight (Ib.) 

Filler Weight (Ib.) 

Rocket, HE, 5.", 

HVAR 

5" Rocket, Mk 4 

Mod 0 (aircraft 

general purpose) 

Mk 6 Mod 4 

16.73 

5.0 

45.5 

7.5 TNT 

MOTOR-Mark & Mod 

Length (in.) 

Mk 10 Mod 6 

---------------- 

Diameter (in.) 

Weight Ob.) 

5.0 

---------------- 

Model of Propellant Mk 18 Mod 0 

Propellant weight 23.9 

(lb.) 

FUZE-type, Mark and Nose: VT, M403 

Mod 

or M403E2 

Base: Mk 164 

I Mods 

ROCKET (assembled) I 

Len& (in.) 

Weight (Ib.) 

Velocity (ma( (fps) 

Rocket, HE, 5", 

HVAR 

5" Rocket, Mk 

28 Mod 4 

(aircraft general 

purpose) 

Mk 6 Mods 

16.73 

5.0 

45.5 

7.5 TNT 

Mk 10 Mod 6 

52.0 

5.0 

89.3 

Mk 18 Mod 0 

23.9 

Nose: Mk 149 

Mod 0 or 1 

Base: Mk 164 

Mod 0 

68.6 

134.0 

1,325 

Reference: TM 9-1950 Rockets, July 1945 

Rocket, HE, 5", 

HVAR, AT 

5" Rocket. Mk 

32 Mod 1 

(aircraft, HEAT) 

Mk 25 Mod 1 

------------ 

7.5 COMP B 

Mk 10 Mods 

52.0 

5 .o 

89.3 

Mk 18 Mod 0 

23.9 

Nose: Mk 149 

Mod 0 

Base: None 

Rocket, Practice, 5", I Rocket. Dummy. 5,". 

WAR I HVAR 

5" Rocket. Mk 5 Mod 0 1 5" Rocket, Mk 6 Mod 0 

(aircraft practice) (aircraft dummy) 

Mk 6 Mods Mk 6 Mods 

16.73 16.73 

45.5 45.5 

7.5 Plaster 7.5 plaster 

Mk 10 Mod 6 Mk 10 Mod 6 

Mk 18 Mod 0 Mk 18 Mod 0 

23.9 23.9 

None 


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APPENDIX D 

REPORTS 1 STUDIES 

Appendix D - Reports /Studies 



Petaluma, CA

Section No. Report / Study 

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Final Premliminary Assessment Report. Petaluma Bombing Target, May 1999, USACE 

Sacramento, CA. 

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APPENDIX D-1 



TechLaw, Inc. (for Corps of Engineers - Sacramento) 

Final Premliminary Assessment Report, Petaluma 

Bombing Target, May 1999, USACE 

Sacramento, CA. 

Appendix D - Reports /Studies 

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FINAL 

Preliminary Assessment Report 

Petaluma Bombing Target I 

Contract No. DACW05-95-0-0004 

Task Order No. 001 5 

May 7,1999 

Prepared For: 

Department of the Army 

Corps of Engineers 

Sacramento District 

1325 J Street 

Sacramento, California 95814 

Prepared By: 

Techlaw, Inc. 

300 Union Boulevard 

Suite 600 

Lakewood, Colorado 80228

FINAL 

PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT 

PETALUMA BOMBING TARGET 


Section Page 

1.0 Introduction ...................................................... I 

1.1 Objectives of the Report ......................................... I 

1.2 Site Background .............................................. .2 

1.3 Organization of the Report ....................................... 2 

2.0 Ownership History: Petaluma Bombing Target 1930 to Present ............. 5 

2.1 Petaluma Bombing Target Property History ............................ 5 

3,O Department of Defense Operations at Petaluma Bombing Target ......... 7 

3.1 Activities at Petaluma Bombing Target .............................. 8 

3.2 Deactivation of the Petduma Bombing Target ........................ 8 

4.0 Subsequent Development at Petaluma Bombing Target ................... 9 

5.0 Results of Site Visit ................................................ 9 

6.0 Canclusions ..................................................... 10 

6.1 ConcIusions .................................................. 10 

List of References 

Figures 

Figure 1 : Site Location Map ................................................ 3 

Figure 2: Map Depicting dI Properties at the Petaluma 

Bombing Target and Rocket Range .................................. 6 

Appendices 

Appendix 1 : Sources Contacted 

Appendix 2: Archive Search Results 

Appendix 3: Photographs from Site Visit 

Appendix 4: Cohation Notices 

Appendix 5: Risk Assessment Code for Ordnance and Explosive Waste Sites 

Appendix 6: Supporting Documents 

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1.0 Introduction 

FINAL 

PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT 

PETALUMA BOMBING TARGET 

TechLaw, Inc. (TecEaw) received Task Order No 001 5 under contract DACW05-95-D-0004 to 

provide services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Sacramento District (USACE) This 

Task Order requested the development of preliminary assessments for eleven suspected, World 

War II era, gunnery and bombing ranges These sites were identified by USACE through a 

variety of sources The eleven sites include Trinidad Bombing Target, GuaIala Bombing Target, 

Tenner Bombing Target, Petaluma Bombing Target, Antioch Bombing Target, Stockton Ordnance 

Depot, Lake Chabot Gunnery Range, Livermore Rifle Range, Livermore Auxiliary Field, NAAS 

Vernalis, and Gustine Bombing Target. Individual reports have been prepared by TechLaw for 

each of these eleven sites. 

TechLaw's primary researcher for the development of this Preliminary Assessment was Betty 

Henkle (916) 557-6826 and the TechLaw Project Manager was Gene Barber (303) 763-8881. 

1.1 Objectives of the Report 

In preparing this Preliminary Assessment Report TechLaw has addressed each of the tasks 

specified in the Scope of Work for this assignment The purpose of this Preliminary Assessment 

(PA) Report is to provide the USACE information regarding the Department of Defense' @OD) 

interest in the site and to determine if this site should be considered a formerly used defense site 

Fns) 

This report addresses the former and current ownership of the site, and the historical and current 

use of the site Due to the limited information avaiIable at the onset of the research detailed 

herein, it was necessary for TechLaw to determine the approximate physical boundaries of the 

site. In some cases the lack of physical boundaries affected TechLaw's ability to compile a 

complete ownership history for the site. 

TechLaw attempted to identify the types of ordnance used at the site and the specific location(s) 

where related activities took place. Based on the scope of work for this assignment historical 

records were reviewed at the San Bruno National Archives, several archives in the Washington, 

D.C. 

area, one local historical repository, and the offices of the local county Assessor and 

Recorder. In most cases TechLaw aIso made several personal contacts in an attempt to develop 

the history of the site. 

Throughout the development of the site histoy there are gaps in historical data and occasional 

conflicts between sources TechEaw has identified datagaps and conflicts where they occur in the 

text of the report. 

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In an attempt to provide complete information and a thorough evaluation of the site, TechLaw has 

conducted a site visit to gather additional information and record the current condition of the site. 

TechLaw staff recorded the current state of this site both on film and video tape. The results of 

this documentation are included as part of this report. The video tape documenting the results of 

the site visits is included in the file for the Stoclcton Ordnance Depot. 

Finally, TechLaw was required to evaluate the potential for hazards at the site and to complete an 

Ordnance and Explosive Risk Assessment Code (RAC) for the site. The RAC for this site has 

been provided as Appendix 5. 

1.2 Site Background 

Petalurna Bombing Target is located south of Petaluma, in Sonoma County, California, Township 

4 North, Range 6 West (Figure I) The closest major roadway to the site is Highway 101. The 

Petaluma Bombing Target was Iocated in the southwest comer of Section 17 and was comprised 

of 640 acres. During preliminary research, TechLaw determined that this area also comprised the 

Petaluma Rocket Range. The Rocket Range consisted of portions of Sections 17, 18, 19,20,21, 

29 and 30 This target was used by the Navy for bombing practice and target gunnery (SB0071). 

The Petaluma Bombing Target is located in the Petaluma Marshlands which is usually flooded 

during heavy rains. Located approximately one mile away is Nelis Island which is owned by the 

Corda family. 

1.3 Organization of the Report 

This Preliminary Assessment report is organized in the following manner: 

Section 2.0 - Ownership fistorv - This section of the report discusses the ownership history of 

the facility in question. It discusses the specific property and follows a basic chain of ownership 

from the 1930s to the present. Transactions are discussed in chronological order and properties 

are depicted on a red estate map (Figure 2) 

Section 3.0 - Deoartment of Defense Operations - Section 3 of the report provides a detailed 

discussian regarding the historical use of the site and focuses on DoD operations specifically. 

This section of the report is divided into subsections which relate to specific areas of interest 

Section 4.0 - Subsequent Develo~ment of the Site - TecKaw has evaluated the development of 

Petaluma Bombing Target subsequent to World War II and use by DoD, and included the results 

of this research in Section 4 of the report. 

Section 5.0 - Results of the Site Visit - Section 5.0 of this Preliminary Assessment Report 

contains a written summary of the observations made during TechLaw's visit to the site. The 

scope of the site visit included observations made fiom roads and publicly accessible trails. No 

sub-surface investigation was conducted. These results refer to the still photographs included in 

Appendix 3 of this report. 

Section 6.0 - Conclusions - This section of the report provides TechLaw's conclusions which 

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Location 

LEGEND 

Figure 1 

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Location of the Petaluma Bombing Target 

and Rocket Range 

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SOURCE: Compass Maps-Map of Sonoma County

TechLa w, Inc. 

NOT TO SCALE 

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LEGEND 

Property Boundary 

Lis pendens, Civil ~0.~5027 

Petaluma Bombing Target 

Figure 2 

Map depicting all properties 

of the Petaluma Bombing Target and Rocket Range 

SO~~RCE Sonoma county Assessor's Office -

Final Preliminary Assessment - Petaluma Bombing Target 

3.1 Activities at Petaluma Bombing Target 

According to a renewal for Government Lease NOy (R) 45263, a portion of the Petaluma 

Bombing Target was used for conducting practice bombing and target gunnery (SB0071). 

In an attachment to a letter from the Naval Air Bases, Eleventh and Twelfth Naval Districts 

indicates that the Petaluma Rocket Range, Target No. 5, Parcels 1 and 2 were required to provide 

facilities needed to maintain gunnery proficiency of Fleet Air Units based at NAS Aiameda; NAS 

Moffett Field and Reserve Units at NAS Oakland (SB0078). 

A letter from the Naval Air Bases, Twelfth Naval District indicates that the Petaluma Bombing 

Target and Rocket Range was in use by the proposed facility at NAAS, Santa Rosa during 

the war. No improvements other than targets and rake stations were to be contemplated on the 

lands leased at Petaluma. The letter hrther requests that the proposed acquisitions be effected 

through the institution of condemnation proceedings under the Second War Powers Act 

(CPO005). 

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According to the Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet, Petaluma Bombing Target contained the , 

most highly utilized target in the San Francisco Bay area. It was used for training by the carrier 

/ air groups based at NAS, Alameda; NAS, Moffett; Santa Rosa Airfields; and NAS, Oakland 

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(SB0080 and SB0078). 

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Petaluma Bombing Range was closed from October 15, 195 1 to January 1952 to conform with 

the terms of the Lease with Petaluma Sportsman Club for the purpose of duck season (SB0079). 

According to Fred Botti, of the California Department of Fish and Game, Petaluma Marshland 

contains what are called "pannes." These are large circular shapes made in the marshland by 

bombs that were dropped during practice runs. The California Department of Fish and Game has 

on file a 10-foot long infrared aerial photo that depicts these shapes made in the marshland. 

According to Tom Corda of the Corda Ranch which is located on Nelis Island, there are stakes in 

the Petaluma marshland outlining the shape of a ship which the Navy used as the target and as a 

child he could see the tin fins from the bombs (Corda, January 27, 1999) . 

3.2 Deactivation of the Petaluma Bombing Target 

A request to deactivate Petaluma Bombing Target was made on August 22, 195 1 due to a mid-air 

collision over the area on July 18, 1950 between a Navy aircraft and an Air Force aircraft 

(SB0082). A response to the request states that Petaluma Bombing Range will be deactivated as 

soon as new targets become available in the vicinity of the Outlying Fields, Crows Landing, 

California. The response indicates that the targets will be ready for use by November 10, 

1% l(SBOO8 1). 

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APPENDIX E 

LETTERS / MEMORANDUMS1 

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 

Appendix E - Letters / Mrmorundums / Miscelluneo~is Item

Section No. Letter / Memorandums / Miscellaneous Items 




E-1 12'~ Naval District Public Works Office 

1945 Property Acquisition Map Bombing Target Near Petaluma, California, 7 

January 1945, RG 18 1, Acc. 18 1-60-64, Roll 5, NARA-San Bruno, CA.. 

E-2 12'~ Naval District, Public Works Office 

1945 Physical Properties and Facilities of the Principul Naval Activities and 

Ofices Located in the 12 ND, Appendix I History of Public Works, October 

1945. RG 181, Entry 12'~ Naval District Commandant's Office, Command 

Histories 1903 to 1975 [Accession 181-77-0431 Box I, Folder: Volume 111, 


E-3 12'~ Naval District, PWO 

c. 1952Gunne1-y Range and Target Areas Released Since WW I1 - 12'~ Naval 

District (contains principal areas), undated, Circa 1952 RG 181, 12'~ Naval 

District PWO RP 1932 - 1960 [Accession 181-63-0096] Box 12 of 12, 


E-4 Bureau of Yards and Docks 

195 1 Petaluma Target; closing of, October 195 1, INPR Backup Document, 


E-5 Bureau of Yards and Docks 

1952 Renewal of Government Lease, 21 May 1952, RG 181, Entry 12'~ ~aval 

District Public Works Airbase ACA Files, 1942-58, Box 1 of 10, Folder: 

529-1, Targets + Training Aids (2 of 2), NARA-San Bruno, CA. 

E-6 Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks 

1952 Petaluma Bombing Target; Termination of, 15 August 1952, RG 181, Entry 

12'~ Naval District Public Works Airbase ACQ files, 1942-58, Box 10 of 

10, Folder: 529-1, Targets + Training Aids, (2 of Z), NARA-San Bruno, 

CA. 

E-7 Commander Fleet Air, U.S. Naval Air Station Alameda, California 

1946 Bombing Targets - dis-establishment of, 8 January 1946, RG 181, 12'~ 

Naval District, PWO, RP 1932-60 [Accession 181-63-0096], Box 12 of 12, 


E-8 Commander, Naval Air Bases, 1 lth and 12"' Naval Districts 



District, CA. 

Appendix E - Letters / Memorundums /Miscellaneous Items 

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E-9 Interdepartmental Air Traffic Control Board 


January 1944, RG 237, Entry 37 IATCB Minutes, Box 3, Folder: 401 -426, 


E-10 Interdepartmental Air Traffic Control Board 


January 1945, RG 237, Entry 37 IATCB Minutes, Box 4, Folder: 550-575, 


E-1 1 Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington DC 

195 1 Petaluma Danger Area; deactivation of, 22 August 195 1, RG 18 1, Entry 

12'~ ~aval District Public Works Airbase ACQ Files 1942-58, Box 1 of 10, 

Folder: 529- 1 Targets + Training Aids (2 of 2), NARA-San Bruno, CA. 

E- 12 Official Records, Sonoma County California 




E-13 Secretary of the Navy, Washington D.C. 

1945 Request regarding Civil No. 5027, 12 April 1945, RG 72, Entry 62B, 

General Correspondence 1943-45, Box 2835, Folder: N 1 -9/27(2), 

Alameda, NARA-College Park, MD. 

E-14 U.S. Department of Justice, Sonoma County 

1945 U.S. vs. Charles B. Fentress, County of Sonoma, et al. Amendment to Lis 



E-15 U.S. District Court Northern District of California, Northern Division, 



Sacramento Districtct, CA. 

E-16 U.S. Naval Air Station Alameda 

c. l944Petaluma Bombing Target Details P.W. No. 1025, undated, circa 1944, RG 

18 1, Acc. 18 1-60-64, Roll 3, NARA-San Bruno, CA. 

Appendix E - Letters /Memorandums / Miscelluneous Items 

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APPENDIX E-1 

12" Naval District Public Works Office, 1945 

Property Acquisition Map Bombing Target Near 

Petalurna, California, 7 January 1 945 

Appendix E - Letters / Memorandums / Miscellaneo~ts 

Items 

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APPENDIX E-2 

1 2 Naval ~ ~ District, Public Works Office, 1945 

Physical Properties and Facilities of the Principal 

Naval Activities and Offices Located in the 12 ND, 

Appendix I History of Public Works, October 1945 

Appendix E - Letters / Memoranrlums / Miscelluneous Items 

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Facilities 

of the 

Principal Naval Activities and Ofiices 

Locafed in fhe 

AFPENDIX I 

HISTORY OF PUBLIC TDRKS ' 

District Headquarters 

PUBLIC WORKS OFFlCE 

San Francisco, California 

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Petalurna 12th Naval District Bombing Target No. 9 

Appendix E - Letters /Memorandums / Miscellaneous Items 

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NAVAL AIR BASES, TWELFTH NAVAL DISTP,ICT 

ALA3IED-4, CALIFORXIA 




Date 

Established : 10 August 1914 (Eiaval Air Center prior thereto). 

Location : The headquarters of the Commander, Naval Air Eases, Twelfth xaval 

District, located at ru'aval Air Station, Alarneda, California. 

Function : As an activity under the Commandant, Twelfth Naval District, this 

mand is charged with the duty of directing, coordinating and administer. 

ing the various activities and f~cilities assigned thereto, and of planning 

and initiating new projects as necessary, to the end that all services and 

facilities required by operational units of the aeronautical establishment 

of the h'avy in the assigned area will be availeble. 

Subordinate 

Activities : Naval Air Station, Alameda, California. 

Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Treasure Island, California. 

(Recommendation for redesign-ation as h'zva1 dir Facility. pending), 

Outlying Field, Napa (temporary permit from Army). 

Emergency Seaplane Landing, Tulare Lake, California 

Emergency Seaplane Landing, Clear Lake, California 

Machine Gun Range, Lake Chabot, California 

Bombing Range i, Tomales Bay, California 

Bombing Range 2, Abbott's Lagoon, California 

Bombing Range 3, .Ban Francisco Bay, California 

Skip Bombing Range 3A, San Francisco Bay, Californi~. 

Bombing Range 4, D. D. Hulk, San Francisco Bay, California 

Bombing Range 10,-Antioch, California 

Rocket Range .24, Tulare Lake, California 

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District Central Weather Office, Alameda, California 

. ~&al~~$i~hry-Air Station, Arcata, California 

Outlying ~ieid, Crescent City, California 

Seaplane Facility, Eur&a, Califorriia 

Kaval Air Facility, Red Bluff, California 

Rocket Range 12, Big Lagoon, California 

Rocket Range 13, Humboldt Bay, California 

Bombing Range 21, Arcata 

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Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Crows Landing, California 

Naval Air Facility, Madera, California 

Bombing Range 7, Crows Landing, California 

Bombing Range 22, Gustine, California 

Rocket Range 23, Madera, California 

Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Fallon, Nevada 

Outlying Field, Lovelock, n'evada 

Outlying Field, Austin, Nevada 

Outlying Field, Lahontan, Nevada 

Outlying Ficld, Winnemucca, Nevada 

Torpedo Facilitl-, Pyramid Lake (Sutcliffe), Nevada 

Torpedo and Gunnery Range, Pyramid Lake, Nevada 

Gunnery Range, Fallon, Kevada 

Gunnery Range, Lovelock, Nevada 

Bombing Range 11, Carson Sink Nevada 

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Bombing Range 14, Pyramid Lake, Pievada 

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DOWNGRADED AT 3-YEAR INTERVALS DECLASSIFIED AFT. 1 2 YRS 

DOD DIR 5200.10 

NAVAL AIR BASES, TWELFTH NAVAL DISTRICT, IILABIEDA, CALIFORNIA, (Continued) 

Rocket Bombing Range 15, Carson Sink A, Nevada 

Rocket Bombing Range 16, Carson Sink B, Nevada 

Bombing Range 17, Bermond, Nevada 

Bombing Range 18, Fallon A, Nevada 

Bombing Range 19, Fallon A, h'evada 

Bombing Range 20, Shurz, Nevada 

Bombing Range 25, Lorelock A, Nevada 

Bombing Range 26, Lavelock B, Nevada 

Bombing Range 27, Lovelock C, Nevada 

Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Hollister, California 

Bombing Range 8, Hollister, California 

Naval Auxiliary Air Station, King City, California 

Rocket Range 28, Hunter Liggett 

Naval Air Station, Livermore, California 

Outlying Field, Livermore, California 

... . Naval Air Stirtion, Moffett ~i'efd, California - - 

Naval -Auxiliary Air Facility (LTA) , Eureka, Califomla 

(Recommend~tion for redisighation as Naral Air Facility pending). 

Naval Auxiliari' Air Facility" '(~TA), \.V&sopville, California 

; (Recornrfiendatioh:for redisignation as Naval Air Facility pending). 

' . X3utlying-Field; ~alf' Mooir Bay,iCBlifornid 

. , Y-J, ". Naval dlekachment: National Advisory Coimitke on Aeronautics 

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Nav'bT Auxi1fhk-y Air Station, &bb&&;'~afiiornia 

Outlying Field, San Luis,.ybjspo, Califor'fia - 

Emergency Seapllane: Wnd$ig: , , @onterey . .Bay, California 

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... * .,- ,: ; ,l$ayal &ir,Staticmj ,Oakland, Galifornig ' . , 

. . . + .I s.-d~a4.,. ~&hl'AdHia'@'Ait ~tatibn,'~&ita' #6sn, Califoiaia 

Naval Auxiliary Air ficili'by, 'Cotatii: ~aliftdhia 

(Recornmeidation 4or re'designation as Outlying Field pending). 

Outlying F'ield &fido$no,: dafifornia 

Rocket Range 9, Pktalhma,' California 

3ombing;R~dge 29, 3enrief, Cafifsrnja . 

Bombing Range, Stervark'q 'Point, California . 

U, S Coast ~~ard"k?~&tid;,'~o;th San ~rim$m, California 

(See CosrjC'Guard Sittion)' ' I 

Naval Auxiliary #k:~i&iit~, Mills Field, South San Francisco, Califor 

redesignation as Navd Air Facility 

fornia. (Rkcofn*ehd&ion 

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Naval Auxiliary A% Statidn, ~ersalis, California 

Outlying Field;.:Tracp;'Califohia 

Bombing Range 6/Vefnalij;, California , . 

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Naval -4uxiIiiy.: Air Station, :Wat$onville, California 

Rocket Range 8, Watsonvill&, California 

Bombing Range 8A, Monterey Bay, California 


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FIED AFT.12 YRS 

Brmcfion:!.iii: .., I .-I.,' To serve as an auxiliary air station unaer Naval Air Bases, 12ND. 1' 

. : &I iC 1 

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Area : 497.98 acres (Navy owned) 

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Improvements 

and facilities : Barracks : 2114 Enlisted men (Mess facilities available) .*': -': .. 

I B.O.Q.' : 330 officer; (Mess facilities*a$ailable) . 2,. : I , 

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Storehoukes : 20,656 squard ieet ' [ ' ' 

Hangars: 3 - 20,780 square 'feet' ttotal) ' ' 

Runways: 2 - 7000 feet by 200 fee: - 

~ircraft' 'park& arks f 832,;bO '. 

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Djspensar~,! 35 beds r, i .- . :, -: 

Recreational: Welfare building, including motion picture auditorium. 

4 Handball courts 

2 Softball diamonds 

2 Tennis courts 

1 Football field 

3 Volleybail courts 

Boxing Pavilion 

Library 

Ship's Service 

Officers' Club 

Trsnsportation : Public bus service is available on the Sebastopol-Santa Rosa Highway, one- 

half ($@ mile from the station. 

Subordinate: 

Activities : Outlying Field, Cotati, California (See Page 40) 

Outlying Field, Mendocino, California (See Page 41) 

Rocket Range No. 9, Petaluma, California 

Bombing Range 29, Jenner, California 

Bombing Range 30, Stewart's Point, California. 


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APPENDIX E-3 

12'~ Naval District, PWO, c. 1952 

Gunnery Range and Target Areas Released Since 

WW I1 - 12'~ Naval District (contains principal 

areas). undated. Circa 1952 

Appendix E .- Letters /Memorandums /Miscellaneous Items 

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GUNNERY RANGE AND TARGET AREAS 

RELEASED SINCE WCJ I1 - 12ND 

(contains principal areas) 

CALIFORNU 

MACDOEL PRACTICE GUNNERY RANGE 7040 Acres . 

Statistics unknown. Presumed released in 1946. -6, . \ 

MODOC COUNm GUNNERY RANGE 

Negoti ed by 13th Naval District. 

Ac ir d by leasehold condemnation 

an Y leases involve lands in MDdoc and 

Siskiyou Counties and Oregon. 

Terminated 1945 or 1946. 

BIG U&ON WGE 

Leasehold condemnation, 6/13/44. 

Terminated 4/14/46 

SO. HUMBOLM: BAY RANGE 

Leased 6130144 to 4/25/46 

TRINIDAD DIVE BOMBING & AIR TO AIR 

GUNNERY RANGE 

Leasehold condemnation, 10/1/44 

Terminated 3/4/46 

' .TENNER - TARGET 29 

Leasehold condemnation and leases 

12/29/44 to 3/1/46 

PETALUMA TARGET 9 

Leasehold condemnation. Superseded by 

Leases 11/4/44 to 9130152 

STEWART POINT TARGET NO. 30 

Leasehold condemnation. Superseded 

by Lease 5/2/45 to 4/3/46 

POINT REYES ABBOTTS LACOON TARGET AREA NO. 2 

Certain portions 

to 7/23/52 

291,165 Acres 

153.03 acres 

341.51 acres 

640 Acres 

144 Acres 

1770 Acres 

350 Acres 

.10 Ac. leasea 12/22/52 

,23 Ac. 

.23 Ac. to 4/15/54 

PERMITS 


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APPENDIX E-4 

Bureau of Yards and Docks, 195 1 

Petaluma Target; closing of, October 195 1 


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tho United Stateo of borica eaecta $0 ransw the said 

leas@, as ti?% sane may have keen amended, for the period 

of one year from a d after June 30, I9hL and by these 

precents does rene extend, a d adopt the said lease 

and aXI the tema d conditions thereof for iha period 

begiaaing July 1, I9 r and ending Jme 30, 19 *:, 

RL..- 

By direction o f &he Chief of the 

Bureau of Yards and Docks, acting 

under the elfraction of the Secre- 

tary of the Hauy,

You are hersby notified that under the provisions of 

~arllgl-sphq$ of Gove 

%he United Sta%ss o f America e1asts Lo renew %ha said 

lease, as thpt fima mzq have been amended, for the parlod 

of an0 year from sad af tor June 30, 19 5% and by them 

presents daes ranow, extend, sad adopt the said Lease 

aad all the tern8 and condittoss thereof for %he period 

beginning July J, 19 52 muld ending Jms 30, 13 

&react of Yard6 and Backs, acting 

mder the directioa sf the Sacra- 

tary o f the 

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Prtaluma, CA 

APPENDIX E-5 

Bureau of Yards and Docks, 1952 

Renewal of Government Lease, 21 May 1952 

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+, Appropriation: 173l$I2.U. Aiixraft;.Arid Facilities, Navy 1953, 

Expend. Acct. 99309, Object Class. 09, FJu.Contro1 32,000 

Program No. 332 

Requisition : Aer 

m N T 'LEASE 

You are hereby notified that under the prozd*qions of Paragraph 

5 of Oovenment Lease: 

~Oy(~)-h0759 with G. St. M. Stocker and uife, Lessors, d. 1/l/b7 

covering certain lands in Marin Co., Calif., for an access road ' 

to Petaluma ibcket Range No. 9. 

the United States of Amrica elects to renw the said lease, aa . 

the same may have been amended, for the period of one year from . 

and after June 30, 19.52, and by these presents does renew, ex- 

tend, and adopt the said lease and all the tenns and conditions 

thereof for the period beginning July 1, 1952, and ending June 

30, 1953 

Dated at Washington, D. C., 21 May 1952. %& dt;tt , 

4 i? 

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\ 

Mr. and Mrs. O. St.M. Stocker . 

General Delivery 

Novato, Cdif. 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

By Jack E. Cockane 

Bg direction of 'the Chief of the 

Bmeau of Pards and Docks, acting 

under the direction of the Secretary 

gf the Navy. 

Copy to : ,; r' 

~~~(~udit) 

BUAER 

DPWO 12ND 

NRAO 12ND 

CO NAS ALameda, Calif. 

BUSANDA 

WAsR (SE-U) 

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APPENDIX E-6 

Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks, 1952 

Petaluma Bombing Target; Termination of, 

15 August 1952 

Appendix E - Letters / Memoru~dums 

/Miscellaneous Items 

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FtESTRICTED 

AIR MAIL 

SECURITY INFOKMATICPI 

Fran: Chicf, Bureau of Yards and Docks 

To: District Public Works Officer, Twelfth gaval District 

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Subj : Leases NOg(~)-40'759, NO~(R)-45263 and N@(R)-45262, covering Petal- 

Bombing Target; termination of 

Ref: (a) DPWO 1WD spdltr ~~2~-ld/~n (5975) ser 6734 of 25 Jun 1952 to BU- 

DOCKS 

lo Reference (a) advised that no f'urther need exists far subject leases and 

recaamanded that action be taken far thBir cancellation. It is understood no 

restoration is involved. 

l. - b 

2. As rec-ended by reference (a), and in accordance with respective term$ 

and provisions of each of the above agreements, the Bureau is issuing appropri- 

ate notices of termination cancelling the above leases as of the earliest date 

possible. The District Public Works Officer is requested to obtain fran each 

lesser on appropriate special release discharging the Government frcm any fur- 

ther obligations under the lease. .The releases should be obtained subsequent to 

the surrender of possession of the property to their respective owners and for- 

warded to this Bureau as soon as possible for further distrihhkion. 

Copy to: 

Bum 

CWAJR, ALBMEDA 

CCMJABELFVENWLVE 

C@mBBTI.JELvE, ALAMmA 

Navy, Reg. ShCm Airspace, San Diego 


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APPENDIX E-7 

Commander Fleet Air, U.S. Naval Air Station 

Alameda, California, 1946 

Bombing Targets - dis-establishment of, 

8 January 1946 

Appendi-x E - Letters /Memorandums /Miscellaneous Items 

Page E-21



APPENDIX E-8 

Commander, Naval Air Bases, 1 lth and 

Districts, 1952 

1 2 Naval ~ ~ 

Renewal of leases for Fiscal Year 1953; request for, 

15 February 1952 


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Page E- 25

RPXI b OF LEIS JS R-UIRSl FOR FIS- Y 1953 

Item base Annual Cogclirant Estimated 

Lessor Location Lctivity Rental Bureau Justification Period Reouired 

Unnumbered Dept . cf 

P d t corps of *s. 

45848 Skte of California 

. - I.. 

cc- . 

Laase Data in Dm files 

Proposed 

Lease w n a 

hoposed 

Frank 3. Poehlnann 

8U "PH Street 

Petsh, Corn. 

5 &erican TNsO 

Co., S.P., Crllf. 

Tomsles Bay CNhPU None BuLar Uasd for bombing train- Indfjfinito 

Bombing Target No. 1 illg by Fleet Lir & Public Notice 

~e&a& Units lased at restricted 

HAS Alarneda RAS Moffett area on 4 

Field and NLS Oakhnd June .1%1 

Lbbotta Lagoon 

Bombing Target No. 2 

Adobe Bombing Target 

No. 3 vicinity of 

Crows Landing, Calif. 

Ldobe Pomb- Target 

No. 4 vicinity of 

Crors Lending, Calif. 

Pataluma Rock& 

Targat No. 5 

Parcel 80. 1 

Petalum Rocket 

State of Calif. 5% Targut lb. 5 

Business P Profeariod NO. 2 

Bldg. 1Mq UP Street 

Sacramento, Cam. 

n 11 u II II n Indefinit e 

Permit ex- 

pires 4 

April 1956 

n Undetermined Required for bombing Indefinite 

tnining of fleet Mr 

mtn hsed at NG 

hlameda N6S Wfdt 

Field ALF Crows Landing 

Roaerve Units at 

NtS Oakland 

* - u Required to provide fad- 

lities needed to lMintala 

gunnery proficiency of Fleet ','. 

bir Unita beaed at HhS A h- : 

meda US Moffett Field, & 

Reserve Units at NAS Oakland 

w $ 45 n n n I1 a

It- hose Annual CognIza~t.- Estimetod 

fip* No. Leasor Location Activity Rontal Bureau Justification Pmlod Reauired 

407 59 

35%0 

Wn= 

bared 

Permit 

n 

G.W.Y. Stocker & 

Gertrude S ith 

Stocker, Novato, 

Calif. 

Regents of Urdv. 

of California, 

Barkeley, Cdii. 

Dapt. of 

Corps of Enps. 

Dept. of Interior 

Lease Data in DPWO filos 

Proposed 

Proposed Dept. of Interior 

Permit 

Lease Bata in DFTO files 

Proposed 

Petaluma Rocket ClaEU $250 BuGer Required to provide feci- Indefinite 


Lccess to 

kntioch Bombing 


FaraUcn Xsl.nds 

Radar Tauget No. 7 


Fallon, Nevada 

Extonsion to Targot No. 

17, Fallon, Nev. 

Bombing Target Nc. 18 

Pallon, Nev. 


Fallon, lev. 

Extansion to Target No. 

19, Fallon, Nev. 

n la 

Nona 

n Bone 

Uties needed to maintain 

very profidency of 

Fleet Air Units basod at 

w beds NPS ~ f e t t ' 

Field oad Reserve Unite 

II Indefinite 

PuUc No- 

tioe of 29 

Wch 1951 

Requirad to proedo facili- Indefinite 

ties needed to mulntain 

gunnery proficiency of 

Fleot kir Units based at 

ALF Fallon, Nm.

ARCH1 VES SEARCH REPORT - FINDINGS 



APPENDIX E-9 

Interdepartmental Air Traffic Control Board, 1944 


Meeting No. 406 Minutes, 20 January 1944 

Appendix E - Letters /Memorandums / Miscellutzeous Items 

Puge E-28





Page E-29



Appendix E - Letters / Memorandums /Miscellaneous Items 

Page E-30

ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT -- /.'INDINGS 

Petduma 12th Navul District Bombing Target No. 9 

Petdrimn, CA 

APPENDIX E-10 

Interdepartmental Air Traffic Control Board, 1945 


Meeting No. 573 Minutes, 17 January 1945





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Page E-33




APPENDIX E-11 

Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington 

DC, 1951 

Petaluma Danger Area; deactivation of, 

22 August 195 1 

Apperlclix E - Letters / Mrmorandums /Miscellaneous Items 

pug^ 15-34

DEFiIRE."J?;' O?TTIi3 NA'X 

Office of tho Chief of Haval Operations 

bkshington 25, 0. C. 




1. Tne Chief of Staf", 31ited Statca Air Torco, has racc:mncrdX? to the 

'Jhief of IJa-j.d. Cperztions that the Fetd~.xn Danger- Area b~ 2s:lctivated. 

This recomcndatior_ is based on two factors: (1) a nid-air col1is:on 

over the areD or. 18 july 1953 in-~oly;ic= e l.?rz1.y e1rcxPt a11d EL^ Air Force 

aircraft; (2) ths jet all wencher aircrc~ft sta5ioned at thllton Air Force 

Base ere requirec? to operate in dose yro:.rimit,g to this crea whm taking 

off to tke north or Zar,4in,.: to the south. 

Apperzdix E - Letters /Memorandums / Miscellarleous Items 

Page E-35



Petalumn. CA 

APPENDIX E-12 

Official Records, Sonoma County California, 1978 

Grant Deed between the State of California and 

Farm Industries, Inc., 12 July 1978 

Appendix E - 1,etrer.v / Memorundiuns /Miscellaneous Item 

Page E--36

. ' * 

. state of C.I tfinir 

+E'RESOL(IICES AGENCY . -' 

DEP,\RTIWT OF f lfH A)(D WE 

Becording Rtqwstad By 



. a*edddMRnprrtu 

E J ~ ; - w ~4~3440 

AUG 1 6 1978 

mcuL fcurros 

WWW wuwr c;w. 

I 

UHEM RECDROEO RAIL TO 

DEPAXTXENT OF FtSH AND GWE 

VfIdllfe Conronrtion h r d 

1416 Ninth Streut, Ro#l 1206-22 

beraoento, Cll ifornir 95814 

T 27218 

I 

SPACL ABOVE THIS LlNE FOR RLCCIRDLR- USE 


Page E-37 

~~218

Thz land referred to herein is described as follows: 




~ll that certain real property situate, lying and being in the County 

of Sonoma, State of California, bounded and described as follows: 

So much of the tract of land described in that certain Patent issued 

by the State of California to Henry Botten, September 30, 1872, and 

recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Soqona County in 

Liber A of Patents at pages 665, et seq., as lies west of the center 

line of Petaluma Creek, and is not cmbraccd by Son~ma County Stcamp and 

Overflowed Land Survey No. 73, amendatory to a former return, as 

surveyed by the County Surveyor of Sonoma County, July 19th, 1872. 

Also, so much of the following described tract.ot Land as lies east of 

th$ center line of San Antonio Creek: 

(Swamp and Overflo'(r~ed Land Survey of Marin County No. 57.1 

Beginning at a stake due West, 17.00 chains from the northeast corner 

of Scction 31, (as described by A. D. Easkoc?, County Surveyor of 

Narin County, March 26th, 1860) in Township 4 North, Rancje 6 k!cst, 

Mount Diablo l.:eridian; thence along the linc of 2loc'r's Rancho, as 

surveyed by the United States, North 14-1/2' Nest, 12.12 chains, rlorth 

?8-1/2" Wcst, 24.85 chains, Xorth 30' West, 6.15 chains, North 55-3/4O 

East, 21.00 chains, North 17O West, 6.49 chains; thence East, 67.03 

chains; thence South, 40 chains to the line of survey of Sh7anp and 

Overfloeed Land of Marin County No. 54; thence along said linc, West, 

52.50 chains'to the place of beginning. 

Also, so much of the following describcd tract of land as lies cast of 

the center linc of San Antonio Creek: 

(Swamp and Overflowed Land Survey of Marin County No. 58.1 

Beginning at it stake, North, 37-1/2" West, 52.00 chaim from the 

southeast corner of Section 30, as adopted by A. D. Easkoot, County 

Surveyor of Marin County, March ZGth, 1860, in Township 4 North, Range 

6 West, Mt. Diablo Meridian; thence along the boundary line of Elock's 

Rancho, as surveyed by the United Statcs, North 72O Vest, 5.50 chains, 

Noxth 6B0 Wcst, 31-00 chains, North 15-1/2O East, 27-67 chaifis; thcnce 

East, 69 chairas, South, 20 chains, East, 20 chains, South, 20 chains to 

the corner of Swamp and Cverflowed Land Survey of Marin County GO. 57; 

thcnce along said Survey, West, 66-50 chains to the place of beginnhg. 

Also, so much of the following described tract of land as lies east of 

the center line of San Antonio Creek: 

(Swamp and Ovexflowed Land Survey No. 59.) 

Begi-tning at a stake due West, 51.00 chains from the northeas: corner 

of Scction 30, [as adopted by A. D. Easkooc, County Surveyor of fixin 


Page E-38




County, March 26th, 1860) in Township 4 North, Range 6 West, ~t, 

Diablo Meridian; thence along the boundary line of Dlock's Rancho, as 

surveyed by the United States, North 12' West, 16.34 chains, i




Also, all the following described tract of land and real .property: 

(Swamp and Overflowed Land Survey of sonoma County No. 72.) 

Beginning at a point 20.00 chains West of the southeast corner of 

Section 12, in Towaship 4 North, Range 7'West, M t. Diablo Meridian, 

and running thence North, 20.00 chains; thence East, 35.42 chains 

to the bank of Petaluma Creek; thence with the meanders of said creek, 

South 21" East, 10.30 ch 'ns, South 29O East, 3.04 zhains, South 

3,1-3/4O East, 5.00 chains, South 44-1/2O East, 4.9G chai.1~; thence 

leaving creek, West, 46.63 chains to the place of beginning. 

EXCEPTING from a ll the above described property the fdlowing: 

Any portion thereof lying within Swamp and Overflowed Land Surveys of 

Marin County Nos. 57, 58 and 59, or within Piarin County. 

Appendix E - Letters /Memorandums /Miscellaneous items 

Page E-40




to bc rfdrnf knto, rhb. ...... . , 19 78 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

............. County of -&Q%?Ctd.. ...... 

FARU INDUSTRIES. INC. - .-..- ------ 

. By- ........ 

[CORPOU~ SEAL] 

On chis /24?-4 ...... d ~y of ....

CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE 




Petalum brsh-, S o m Co. 

THIS IS TO CZRTI,FY that the interest in real propertv 

conveyed Sy the deed or 3rant, dated July 12, 1978, 

from FARH INDUSTRIES, IHC. 

to the STATE OF CALIFORPIIA, is herejy accepted by the under- 

signed ozficer on behalf of the State of c3lifornia, pursuant 

to authority conferred. by authorization of the *Jildliife 

Conservation Board, Department of Fish a d Game, Resources 

Agency, State of ~alifornia, ac?opted on June 22, 1978, 

and the grsntee consents to the recordation thereof by its 

duly authorized officer. 

I- 

APPROVED 

I 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

Resources Agency 

Department 02 Fish and G me 

Wildlife Conservatia~ Eoa-rr?. 

XY Executive Officer 

END OF DOCUMENT 

Appendix E - Letters /Memorandums / Miscellarleous Items 

Page E-42



APPENDIX Em13 

Secretary of the Navy, Washington D.C., 1945 

Request regarding Civil No. 5027, 12 April 1945 

Appendix E - Letters / Metnorundums /Miscellaneous Ittws 

Puge E-43




Page E-44




Page E-45

ARCHIVES SEARCfi REPORT - FINDINGS 

P~tnl~rnza 12th Nnvnl District Bombing Target No. 9 

APPENDIX E-14 

US. Department of Justice, Sonoma County, 1945 

US. vs. Charles B. Fentress, County of Sonoma, 

et al. Amendment to Lis Pendens, 30 April 1945

ST,! 2 OF C\'lfY'P'lA, 

Couqty of :jonrrna 

ISS. 

C. 

On this 26th. day of 

h~nn, B Ikt~rp Putllo in and 

a ~ d sworn, porsonaliy nopeqrrd 

he the persons whose names 

Trmtors. 

and forty five before me IIelelra 

realdine therein, duly comlsslonc 

Dnniels, his wlfe known to tie t.> 

Ired to nc that 

sen1 the day 

and year In Lltla ocrtlflo.te 

(VOTARY SE.IL) Relena C. Duean 

Kotnry Publio in-nntf-far aaid Sonomn County, State of Callfornis. 

Py oomnissjon expires h y 14, 1945. 

Fienordad at Request of S. h. Pldq and Loan Asstn, Apr. 50, 1E45, at 22 mi^. past 4 o'clook P.V. 

in Look 64:) 01' Cf fiolsl Reoords, pare 32, Sonoaa County Reoords. 

Zerial No. 29PG60 Ilerbert B, Snyder, County Zeoordcr 

I 5e~!on 201 All of Se lllon 33 lgln~ eaatarly of San Antonio Crw~k. 

C.ntolqlnp 1773 noras, nore Or lass, 

Tnted, April 30, 1945. 

bl. Ml tohell Bocrquin 

--- I:. I.'T ;'CEF:IL ROURQVIR 

I 

Syeoi~l Assistnnt to 

TYe At torneg Cenorol 

Attorrey for Plaintiff 

-eCc, jC It L ,q,)e:t ctf :)annl.twent of :'I tics, !'a? 1, 1945, n t 40 p~jns, pnst 9 o'clock I!.' . 

, ,:. -:" ,,f 0 'fjcl~nl ;..cords, -ore 5;, Sonornn :olinty Itecords. 

-.(.. 1 4 I ' 0. .I: CC4 ihrbe: t b. Snyder, County Reaorder 

s:.:- r-. ':.,:zY'r ';A, 

4s. 

:n~*i::-ofSonoz~, ) 

Cn tk13 1st d ~ y of :'.I:;, k 

in the yenr of cur Lord One onsand Kine Eunjrod and forty. firo, 

'.-olore Fe, 2. A. Thonpson, a I!otnry Pu~~lic In and for aald (:cur,,& of Sonoma, State of ~allforn?a, 

resi~lin~ i;hr -eir,, duly comaiseioned nnd 3 worn, E. D. Jonas, known to me to 

~ n d that e xeouted the within 

i n 

official Seal at my 

Reccrded rat neqvrot of Russian River 

In Sock 612 of (~fficlal Reoords, 

O'O~OC~, A.I, 

Serlal !io. 0026C5 

;1 . C.0 Pa id 

Herbert ',3. Snyder, County Recorder 

SATISFACTION OF CHATTEL MOI1TObGB \ 

KNOW A1.L LIEN EY THESE PFESENTS t i: 

That we, Osoar Birkhofer and hum Birkhoter,-his die, hazeby oert1)y that a certain 

ohstto1 mortgaro bearing data of April 25th. 1944, exeouted by Eugenia &dden:to us and reoorded 

April 2"th, 1944, in Fook 605 or Offioial Reaorda, Soma County, at Pa@ 246, is, with the indebt 

edness tbereby eeourbd, fulip paid, ratisfled and disohnrged. 

I

ARCHIVES SEARCH REPORT - FlNDINGS 


Petnlmma. CA 

APPENDIX E-15 

U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 

Northern Division, 1976 

Resume of Case File USDC (Northern Northern) 

No. 5027, PRC 506. I , 24 June 1976 

Appendix E - Letters / Memornndum.~ 

/ Miscelluneoris Items 

Page E-49

Camplaint ~igneti November 3, 1944, takFn leasehold on 

640 acres for a period ending June 30, 19L5. Subsequently 

amoruded to June 30, l?)r'l8, :I' 

Order for badbte possession signed Novmbar 6, 19.44, 

on CdO acres, 

Bmended,Urtler for. Immediate Possession on 1770 acres, 

mom or less, dated 81.~11 

20, 1945. 

Amendment to Y x s m Jud~p~ent dated Jdly 10, 1947, 

forwarding $3,099.f% Xln tlius Defandents far the period up to 

Jum 30, 1948, 

Application and Distribution, Consent and Order, a d - 

$16~00 to State of CaUlfda far period Napember 6, 194.4 to 

June 30, 104fL Consent signed Zleceanhar 3, 1947, bp Haae. 

Satidaction of ,Ttdpent aotucfzed Janaary 9, 1948; ai@ 

by Wolff, on payment aaf" $l.h5.OQ far period Irlmder 6, 1944, to 

June 30, 1948. 

7

. - - - - Document Number: PRC .- - -. 

@ate i L u - Document Filed In: -- - - 

Editor Review. -:-r- Main F~le Location: SAC LB SRC ---,-- 

1. Name,LL-'i_hWI' nFPT nF FG-=Y~TYX.= om .u.~rr)..[.l. co-rC.T. CewY 6.. 1. ma1.1 

Mailing Address 

2. in Lease _ -_---_-.--_- 

-- . - . -- 

3. Y... lauance .-Sublease --- 

Assigriment from - - -.-.. . - of Type 

Agreement 

__-Amendment -- FienewalIE xtenslorr -- 

-- - -- - - -- 

4. Land 01-- School 0.3 - _ Coastal T and S 05 - -- - 

Type 02_. -Swamp and Overflowed 04 -X lrrland T and S 06Proprietary 

5. . -90.'- Acres or YC~J . - - - -- EIR #- - - 

Land Use and 

6. General Location . - -I-- 

Navy bombing tanize, San Antonio and ~etaluk Creeks B/M V4D T4N R6W 

9. Term: --- Months Effective Expiration 

-15 Years Date -42 - --Ql-di.Q- Date -QL- 30 - - 

10. 5th Year Rental Review [I Yes [ ] No Renewable? Yes 0 No 

11. Hent $ L - 17 Annual [-I Other ---Prepaid for Y E 

12. Royalty due CJ Quarterly [I Monthly $ - Minimum 

. . 

13. Dr~ll~ng term - -- - - --- -- 

- - 

14. Liability Ins. --.. -- ..-.. -- -- - Expiration Date -- 

15. Surety Bond .---A- Expiration Date - - 

Tickler Dates 

16. f-J Completed and signed goldenrod suspense sheet attached. 17. C] Bills to ba paid lout of suspense money attached 

18. Refund due lessee? C] Yes [ No 19. Penalty Provision Yes rZ] No at % 

i 

ur3r ~ru"rr_____--- 

L -L _I_-I-.A

5 Replaced by PRC--- -- - 

8 C] Area granted under CH -- Grant Effective I - L - - - 

a Orig~nal lease folder 

Complete file with privileged 

material microfilmed on REEL-- - - 

transferred to grantee on ---.I!- - +L.- Original privileged material in G - -. 

__1_1I_____rp. 

P. - 

-.- - P. 

Commission action -_-. I - --i- -- -. Page 

n Quitclaim effective --A!--- --i- - .- 

Acceptance by Commission .- .J---&- Page ---- 

C] Site inspected and all structuredhc3zards removed 

r] Photos of site taken _L- .- .L .. - show site cleared 

(Datsl 

Bond and/or Securities Released 

n Quitclaim recorded Bk. - p - --- Co. 

Bk p Co. 

1 Transaction completed. No further action required. 14 In negotiation VI-- - 

3 O Trespass W -- - 

4 C] Trespass. No Work Order open. 

16 U Site inspection required to complete 

transaction. 

~~,,,~~k~: - U. S. Navy no longer re(3uired the use of this area - 

SPECIAL lNSTRUCTlUNS TO ACCOUNTING (Completed by Negotiator) 

[ ] Clear Suspense (Form 20.1 Gold Attached) [ ] Stop billing as of LL . 

[ 1 Continue billing at current rate. 

[ ] Bill as described in "Rt:marks" above. 

_---..I ---.-- ___ _--- 

NEGOTIATOR DATE UNIT HEAD 

a U EDP (For removal from Active Leare Clst) 

n A(:munting - Long Beach 

DATE

. 

P C T ~ f 2~ S L - t 

d- Document Number: PRC .-_k 3 

Date -L--- 09 13-90 

Document Filed In: -- 

Editor ~wiewf 0 - 04 - 90 hlain Fik Location: SAC 0 LB [1;1 SRC A!&+ 

1. Name 

F".-l";.,T(LU.I.OI.U.l...Li.~or.L. r. ..I I .. .. *a*. ---- -- 

4. Land 01-School 03-_Coastal T and S 05- . - - 

Type! 02-Swamp and 0verflo;~ed 04.-Inland T and S 06-Proprietary 

Land Use and 

6. General Location . - - _ _- - 

- - 

-- I. . - - County(ies) - --- 

7. SLC Approval Date --r- . :. __ - Page - Minute Itern--- - - 

[]I Reel 

8. Recorded --- 7.- .I--..-_. [j 9-ck Pqe -- County -- 

ClI Reel 

Recorded --- - -- [-I Book Page County - - - 

9. Term -- Months Eftectlve Expiration Tickler Dates 

-- Years Date . - - 

_ I - _ _ - . . Date - - - - - 

10. 5th Year Rental Review [J Yes r] No Renewable? C] Yes C) No - - - 

11. Rent $ --A_- Annual n Otha - - 

-- Prepa~d f o r - y r s . 

12. Royalty due n Quarterly 111 ~on:hly $ a Minimum ,- - - 

13. Drlllirig term . - 

.- .- 

14. Liability Ins. - . - . . Explratiacl Date ' 

/ 

-- - - 

- - ---- - - 

15. Surety Bond - --- -- - .- --I-i- Expiration Date -- - - - - 

16. fl Cornplered and signed goldenrod suspense rheet attdted. 17.0 Bdls to be paicl out of suspense money attached 

18. Refund due lessee? [I Yes a NO 19. Penalty Provision Yes r] No at - %

- 

LIT .,AT!ON SUMMAR~SI -ET P ~N-MS~ 

-- - - - - -- -- A 

CnUN'IY WORK OF?3t7 7 

CA>t k 0 : 

I 

mY) I 313 --- I JUCIGEUENT DATE I 

zMEb, 

lI-pc's J~J ,~ONOMD CWW? 

-6-; ;;;* -4r. 

LOCATION ADJACENT WATER &mtum # 

cw,tak 

APN : 

TYPE OFCASE: FILE LOCATION

APPENDIX E-16 

US. Naval Air Station Alameda, c. 1944 

Petaluma Bombing Target Details P.W. No. 1025, 

undated, circa 1944

ARCHIVELS SEARCH 1t'I:'POKT - F1NDlNC;S 

Petnhtnzcr 12th N(ntal District Bombing Target No. 9 

&Jorr/ers to be WtrikRock. 

Center Bo//seye fo be Whlk ROC k 

Borders fo be Ouf~l,;7ed with 

wood sfake~ qrrd p/i+ed cross 

arm 5' 5pac /;7~.

APPENDIX F 

REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS 

NOT USED 

(Citations included in Appendix E and K)

APPENDIX G 

NEWSPAPER 1 JOURNAIS 

NOT USED

APPENDIX H 

INTERVIEWS 1 POINTS OF CONTACT (POC)

I NrI'EUVIE\'CIS/ POINTS 0F CON'I'ACrI'(IWC:) 

The archive search team contacted the followirig indi~iduals in preparation of this ASfi. 

Conversation with these people 4 ~clded itifos~iiation of three general sorts: 

- background data corltaitied in written do~urnents 

- negative information (i.e. no pestinent knowledge of the site) 

- coordination of efforts fos vaslous interested patties 

While valuable, conversations with these individuals did not yield infonnation cited in 

this report arid hence Telepholic Conversation Records have not been included. (See 

additional Points of Contact under section 4.2 Records Review): 

Individual 'Teleplione Number Position 

Thornas Huffrnan 707-326-364 1 State of California, Department of Fish 

and Game, Region 3, Napa/Sorioma 

h4arslies 

Mike Sipes 707-226-364 1 State of California, Department of Fish 

and Game, Region 3, Napa/Sonoma. 

M arslies 

Chuck Kruse 707-762-2236 Napa/Sonorna Mosquito Abatement 

District 

Tom Corda 707-762-2 181 Corda Ranch, acess road to site. 

Sgt Wa1 ker 650 603 8301/8302 787th Ordnance Co (EOI)) Moffitt Field 

U.S. ARMY COUPS OF KNGINEERS POINT OF CON'TAC'TS (POC) 

The following individuals prepared the Archive Search Report or ase involved in the 

process: 

U.S. Army Car-ps of Engineers 

St. Louis District 

Engineering Division - Ordnance and Technical Services Branch (CEM\'S-ED-P) 

1222 Spruce Street 

St. Louis. MO 63 103-2833 

ED-P, Historian -- 

ED-S, CADD - - Specialist 

ED-P, Civil EngineerJASR Project 

Manager 

Michael Dace 

-- 

3 14-33 1-8036 ED-P, Chief of Ordnance and Technical 

Service Branch 

i 

-- 

-- - - - 

-- - -- - - -- - - - - 

--. - - - -- - --- ---

AI

APPENDIX I 

PRESENT SITE PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo. 

-- No. I'h()tograph Loc~itiori 

1 Rocket Target Footbridge - looking W at weathered woodcn 

pole at approxin~;~re location of footbridge across Mira Monte 

Slough visible on IWS imagery. 

2 Rocket Target - 

looking SW at weathered wooden piles in the 

water arranged in a circular manner, ostensibly from the 100 I'oot 

diameter board walk ring target \ isible on aerial imagery. 

3 Rocket Target - looking N at weathered wooden piles in the 

water arranged in a circular manner, ostensibly from the 100 foot 

diameter board walk ring target visible on aerial imagery. 

Cruiser Target - looking NE from the SE end of the tarset 

looking across length of target with team members walking along 

weathered wooden piles outlining the target; NOTE: post in 

f'oreground and post-Navy use communication building in distance. 

Cruiser Target - looking SW from road to post-Navy use 1-4 

communication building across length of target, weathcrcd 

wooden piles outlining the target.


Pedahrna 1 Zd h N md Disdricd Target No. 9 

Photo #1 - Petaluma 1 2th Naval District Target No. 9 - 29 August 2001 

Rocket Target Footbridge - looking W at weathered wooden pole at approximate 

location of footbridge across Mia Monte Slough visible on 1 945 imagery. 

Photo #2 - Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 - 29 August 2001 

Rocket Target - looking SW at weathered wooden piles in the water arranged in a 

circular manner, ostensibly from the 1 00 foot hameter board walk ring target visible on 

aerial imagery. 

Appendix I - Presend Side Phodogrqhs 

Page 1-2



Petalunza, CA 

Photo #3 Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 - 29 August 200 1 

Rocket Target - looking N at weathered wooden piles in the water arranged in a circular manner, ostensibly from the 100 

foot diameter board walk ring target visible on aerial imagery. 

Appendix I - Present Site Photographs 

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Petaluma 12th Naval Ddsfrict Target No. 9 

Photo #4 Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 - 29 August 2001 

Cruiser Target - looking NE from the SE end of the target looking across length of 

target with team members walking along weathered wooden piles outlining the target; 

NOTE: post in foreground and post-Navy use communication building in distance. 

Photo #5 Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 - 29 August 2001 

Cruiser Target - looking SW from road to post-Navy use communication building 

across length of target, weathered wooden piles outlining the target. 

Appendix I - Present Site Pho tographs 

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APPENDIX J 

HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS 

NOT USED

APPENDIX K 

HISTORICAL MAPS I DRAWINGS 

App~mli x K-- tli.storicd Maps / I)m wings

Map No. Historical Maps / Drawings 

it KCHIVES SEARCH REPORT - FINL)INC;S 

Prtcdmrtr 12th N~ival District 7urget No. 9 

Prtullirna, CA 

K- 1 NAS Alarneda, Public Works Office 

1944 Property Acquisition Map, Bombing Target Near Petaluma, CA 

(P.W. 728). 26 October 1943, RG 18 18, Acc 18 1-60-64, Roll 2, 


K-2 Naval Air Station Alameda 

Typicul Tur,qet Instl-lllcrtions (P. W. Druwinx 12191, 22 August 1944, 

revised 16 March 1945. Cartographic and Architectural Branch, RG 

7 1, Entry Naval Facilities included in Yards and Docks Drawings on 

Paper, Folder 12 10-44 Alameda Naval Air Base, Sheet 12 10-44-29, 


K-3 NAS Alameda, Public Works office 

1945 Property Acquisition Map Bombing Target Near Petaluma, 

CaliforniaL (P.W. 18341, 7 January 1945, RG 18 1, Acc. 18 1-60-64, 

Roll 5, NARA-San Bruno, CA. 

K-4 NAS Alameda, Public Works Office 

1945 Naval Air Bases Rocket and Target Ranges Public Works number 

2829, 13 August 1945, RG 18 1, Acc. 18 1-60-64, Roll 7, NARA-San 

Bruno, CA. 

K- 5 NAS Alameda, Public Works Office 

195 1 Naval Air Bases 1 2'h ~ aval District Former and Present Bombing 

Targets and Gunnery Ranges, 25 April 1951, RG 7 1, Entry 1001, 

Box 748, NARA-College Park, MD. 

K-6 U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey 

1952 Sacramento Sectional Aeronautical Chart, 9 September 1952, RG 

23, filed under RG370, Entry Sectional Aeronautical Charts 

Sacramento folders 1 and 2, Edition 29- DASE Knoxville and west 

of Winters appear, NARA-College Park, MD. 

K-7 1 2'h Naval District 

1947 Mlcp of'Auxiliury Air Stotion Srrntcl Rosu Showiizx Conditions On J~me 30 

1947, 30 June 1947. Cartographic and Architectural Branch, RG 71, 

Entry Microfilm Reels Series #2, Sheet 12 10-3- 1 13, NARA-College Park, 

MD.

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Appendix K – Historical Maps / Drawings 

Map K-1





Map K-2





Map K-3





Map K-4





Map K-5





Map K-6





Map K-7

APPENDIX L 

SITE SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN / SITE 

INSPECTION REPORT

SITE SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN / SITE INSPECTION REPORT 

Section Na Plan 1 Repoa 

L- 1 Site Safety and Health Plan - Petalunla 12th Naval District Target No. 9 

L-2 Site Inspection Keport -- Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 0

APPENDIX L-1 

Site Safety and Health Plan - 


SITE SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN (SSHP) 


Petluma, CA 

SITE # 01 

The purpose of this site visit is to reconnoiter, document, and photograph areas on 

Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9, Petluma, California suspected to be 

contaminated with unexploded ordnance andlor toxic chemical munitions. 

PREPARED BY: George - Sloan 

OFFICE USACE, CEMVS-ED-P 

ADDRESS 1222 Spruce St. St. Louis, MO 

PHONE 3 14-33 1-8796 

DATE PREPARED 13 August 200 1 

REVIEWEDIAPPROVED BY 

NOTE: This SSHP is to he used onIy for non-inh-usive site visits and must be approved 

by safety prior to the start of the field visit. All team ~nembers must read and comply 

with the SSI-11'. and attend the safety briefings. The Site Safety and Health Officer 

(SSHO) shall ensure that the Safety Briefing Checklist and the SSHP acceptance fonn 

(Appendix C) are filled out pslor to the start of the site visit.

A. SITE DESCRIPTION AND PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS 

1. Site Description 

a. Size: 1770 acres 

b. Present Usage: (check all that apply) 

[ ] Milital)? [XI Recreational [ ] Other (specify) 

[ ] Residential [ ] Commercial 

[XI Natural Area [ ] Industrial 

[ 1 Agricultural [ ] Landfill 

[ ] Secured [ ] Active [ ] Unknown 

[XI Unsecured [ 1 Inactive 

2. Past Uses: 'fhe Navy used the former Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 

9 as a practice-bo~nbing and practice socket target from 1944-52. 

3. Surrounding Population (check all that apply) 

[XI Rural [ 1 Residential [ ] Other (specify) 

[ 1 Urban [ ] Industrial 

[ ] Cornrnescial 

4. Ordnance/li,xplosives (OE) Potential: practice bombs and practice rockets. 

B. DESCRIPTION OF ON-SITE ACTIVITIES (check all th(at apply) 

[XI Walk-through [ ] Drive-through [ ] Other (specify) 

[ ] On-Path [XI On-road 

[ ] Off-Path [ ] Off-road 

C. SITE PERSONNEL AND KESPONSIBlLITIES 

1. Responsibilities 

a. Project Manager: The Corps of Engineers Project Manager (PM) is 

overall responsible for thc site visit. He will assign a Team Leader, (in most 

situations this will be the PM). The PM will ensure that the SSHP is 

completed along with coordinating and executing the site visit. 

b. Site Safety and Health Officer: The SSHO is designated to conduct 

safety, enforce the SSIHP, conduct safety briefings and ensure that the team 

leader can safely fulfill his ob-jectives. The SSHO will maintain the safety gear

and monitor on-site operations. The SSHO is responsible for identifying, 

marking and reporting any unexploded ordnance and explosives. 

2. Team Members 

Name Position Address Phone 

Randal Curtis Pb1 CEhlVS-ED-P 3 14-33 1-8786 

George Sloan SSl1O CEhIVS-ED-P 3 14-33 1-8796 

Alex Bolrok 11istvria11 CEblVS-ED-P 3 14-33 1-8043 

D. OVERA1,L IIAZARD EVALITATION (check one) 

[ ] High [ ] Moderatc [XI Low [ ] Unknown 

This assessment was developed using the Site Investigation Hazard Analjrsis and Risk 

Assessment Code Matrix. 

E. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: Prior to the on-site visit. all team members are 

required to I-ead this SSHP and sign tlie f'o1.m acknowledging that they have read and will 

comply with it. In addition, the SSHO shall hold a brief tailgate meeting in which site 

specific topics regarding the day's activities will be discussed. If unanticipated 

hazardous conditions arise. team ~nembel-s are to stop ~ ork, leave tlie imnediate area and 

notify the SSHO. The buddy systeln will be enforced at all times. 

F. STANDARD OPERAI'ION SAFETI' PROCEDURES, ENGINEERING 

CONTROLS AND WORK PRACTICES 

1. Site Rules/Prohibitions: fit any sign of unanticipated hazardous conditions, 

stop tasks, leave the immediate area and notify the SSHO. Smoking, eating and 

drinking allowed in designated areas olily. 

2. hlaterial Handling Procedures: Do not handle. 

3. Drum Handling Procedures: Do not handle 

4. Confilled Space Entry: AII area identified as a Permit Required Confined 

space will not be entered All confined spaces shall be considered permit required 

confined spaces {~ntil the pl-e-ent~y procedures demonstrate othe~wise. Confined 

spaces may be entered witliout a written pennit or attendant provided the space is 

determined not to be a permit ~quired confined space as specified in 29 CFR 

1910.146. 

5. Electrical Protection: Overhead power lines, downed electrical wires and 

buried cables pose a danger of shock and electrocution. 111 addition, buildings may

contain exposed wiring that may hold a potential load. Workers should avoid 

contact with any and all exposed wire and cables 

6. Spill Containment: N/A 

7. Excavation Safety: Do not enter tsenches/excavations 

8. Illumination: Site visits will be conducted during daylight hours only. 

9. Sanitation: Use existing sanitary facilities. 

10. Buddy System: Individuals will maintain constant contact with other 

personnel at all times. No one will work alone at any time during the site visit. 

11. Engineering Controls: N/A 

12. Insects: Wearing light colored clothing and tucking in the pant legs can 

reduce contact. In severely infested area it may be necessary to tape all openings. 

Apply repellents to both clothing and bare skin. Diethyltoluanlide (DEET) is an 

active ingredient in many repellents, which are effective against ticks and other 

insects. Repellents containing DEET can be applied on exposed areas of skin and 

clothing. However, repellents containing pennethrin should be used on only 

clothing. For more information on insect bites, refer to Appendix B. 

63. Poisonous Vegetation: Recognition and avoidance is the best protection. 

Cover all exposed skin. If it is known or suspected that an individual has been 

exposed, wash the effected area with soapy water. 

14. Inclement Weather: When there are wanlings or indicai.ions of impending 

severe weather (heavy rains, shong winds, lightning, tornadoes, etc.), weather 

conditions shall be monitored and appropriate precautions taken to protect personnel 

and property from the effects of the severe weather. 

15. Hot Weather: In hot environments, cool drinking water shall be made 

available and workers shall be encouraged to frequently drink small amounts, e.g., 

one cup every 15 - 20 minutes; the water shall be kept reasonably cool. In those 

situations where heat stress may impact worker safety and health, work regimens 

shall be established. Environnmental monitoring of the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature 

Index shall be conducted and workloads and work regimens categorized as specified 

in the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist (ACGIH) 

publication "'Thseshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices". For more 

information on Heat Stress refer to Appendix A of this SSHP. 

16. Cold Weather: Cold in-jury (frostbite and hypother-mia) and impaired ability 

to work are dangers at low temperatures and when the wind-chill factor is low. To

guard against them; wear appropriate clothing; have wam shelter readily available: 

carefully schedule work and rest periods, and monitor workers' physical conditions. 

17. Off-Road Driving: Ensure all emergency equipment is available with the 

vehicle i.e. tire changing equipment. Drivers shall familiarize themselves with the 

procedures for engaging four-wheel drive systems before the need for added tsaction 

arises. Vehicles will not be driven into an environment that is unknown, such as 

deep water, or an unstable surface. Vehicles will not be driven into a suspected 

ordnance impact area. 

18. Ordnance 

General Information 

(I) The cardinal principle to be observed involving explosives: 

ammunition, severe fire hazards or toxic materials is to limit the 

exposure to a minimum number of personnel, for the minimum 

amount of time, to a ~ninilnum amount of hazardous material 

consistent with a safe and efficient operation. 

(2) The age or condition of an ordnance item does not decrease 

the effectiveness. Ordnance that has been exposed to the elements 

for extended periods of time may become more sensitive to shock, 

movement, and friction, because the stability agent in the 

explosives may be degraded. 

(3) When chemical agents tnay be present, further precautions are 

necessary. If the munition has green markings leave the area 

immediately, since it may contain a chemical filler 

(3) Consider ordnance that has been exposed to fire as extremely 

hazardous. Chemical and physical changes may have occurred to 

the contents, which render it more sensitive than it was in its 

original state. 

On-Site Instructions 

(I) DO NOT TOUCH or MOVE any ordnance items regardless 

of the 1na1-kings or apparent condition. 

(2) DO NOT conduct a site visit during an electrical storm or an 

approaching electsical storm. If a storm appr~oaches during the site 

visit leave the site immediately and seek shelter.

(3) DO NOT use a radio or cellular phone in the vicinity of a 

suspect ordnance item. 

(4) DO NOT walk across an area where the ground cannot be 

seen. 

(5) DO NOT drive a vehicle into a suspected OE area; use cleasly 

marked lanes. 

(6) DO NOT cany matches, cigarettes, lighters or other flame 

producing devices into an OE site. 

(7) DO NOT rely on color code for positive identification of 

ordnance itenis or their contents. 

(8) Approach ordnance items from the side; avoid approaching 

from the front or rear. 

(9) Always assume ordnance items contain a live charge until it 

can be determined othenwise. 

(1 0) Dead vegetation and animals may indicate potential chemical 

contamination. If a suspect area is encountered, persormel should 

leave the inimediate area and evaluate the situation before 

continuing the site visit. 

Specific Action Upon Locating Ordnance 

(1 DO NOT touch, move or jar any ordnance item, regardless of 

its apparent condition. 

(2) DO NOT be misled by markings on the ordnance item stating 

"practice", "dummy" or "inert". Practice munitions may contain an 

explosive charge used for spotting the point of impact. The item 

may also be mislabeled. 

(3) DO NOT roll the item over or scrape the item to read the 

markings. 

(4) The location of any ordnance items found during site 

investigations should be clearly marked so it can be easily located 

and avoided.

19. Other (specify) 

(5) Reporting will be conducted in accordaiice with CELMS-I'M- 

M, Standard Operating procedure for Reporting Ordnance and 

Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), dated 19 Januaiy 1095. 

G. SITE CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS 

1. Site Map: Any maps will be maintained by the PM or Safety Officer. 

2. Site Work Zones: N/A 

3. Buddy System: individuals will maintain constant contact with other 

personnel at all tinies. No one will work alone at any time during the site visit. 

4. Conimunications 

a. On-Site: Verbal coinmunications will be used among team members. 

b. Off-Site: Communications shall be established on eveiy site. 

Colninunications may be established by using a cellular, public or private 

phone, which may be I-eadily accessible. (specify below) 

[XI Cellular phone 

[XI Public/private phone 

[ ] Other 

c. Emergency Signals: I11 the case of small groups, a verbal signal for 

emergencies will suffice. An emergency signal for large groups (i.e. air horn, 

whistle) should be incoiporated at the discretion of the SSHO. (specify below) 

[XI Verbal 

[XI Nonverbal - whistle 

H. EMERGENCY RESPONSE: Team members are to be alert to the dangers 

associated with the site at all tinies. If a11 unanticipated hazardous condition arises, stop 

work, evacuate the immediate area and notify the SSHO. A First Aid Kit and emergency 

eyewash (if applicable) will be located in the field vehicle. If qualified persons (i.e. fire 

department, medical facility or phlsician) are not accessible within five minutes of the 

site, at least two team ii1embel.s shall be qualified to administer first aid and CPR. 

1. Emergencyllmportant 'Telephone Numbers

Sonoma County Sheriff.. .............................. 707-869-24 1 1 

3d Ordnance Bn (EOD) Ft. Lewis.. ......... 253-967- 197213090 

787"' Ordnance Co (EOD) Moffitt Field ....... 650 603 830118302 

Huntsville Safety Officc ............................... (205) 895-159811 596 

Huntsville Safety (after I~ours) ..................... (205) 895-1 180 

St Louis Cot-ps of Eng~necrs.. ...................... (3 14) 33 1-8036 

2. Hospit;tl/ICledical Facility Information 

Name: Petaluma Val ley Hospital 

Address: 400 N McDowcll Blvd. Petaluma, CA 

Phone: 707-778- 1 1 l 1 

Distance to hospital: approximately 8 miles 

Route to I- Iospital: refes to the site map included with this SSHP 

I. MONITORING EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES 

1. Exposure Monitoring: For non-intrusive on-site activities such as site visits, 

air monitoring is typically not squired. However, if the site s~tuation dictates the 

need for monitoring, complete the following information on a separate page and 

attach the page to the SSf 1P 

a. hlonitoring Equipment To Be Utilized: NIA 

b. Equipment Calibration Results: NIA 

c. Action Levels: NIA 

2. Heat/ Cold Stress Monitoring 

a. Heat Stress monitoring criteria published in Chapter 8 of the 

NIOSH/OSHA/USCC~/Ef'A "Occupational Safety and Health Guidance 

Manual for Hazardous Waste Site Activities" shall be followed. 

b. Cold Stress monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with the most 

cussent published American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists 

(ACGIH) cold stress standard. 

J. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT: Typically, for non-intrusive site 

visits, Level D is required. If a higher level of protection is to be used initially or as 

contingency, a brief discussion will be attached. At a minimum personnel shall wear 

clothing suitable for the weather and work condition. The minimum for fieldwork shall

e sho~t sleeve shirt, long tsousers, and leather or other protective work shoes or boots. If 

a higher level of protection is to be used initially or as contingency, a brief discussion 

will be attached. 

I. Footwear: Footwear providing protection against puncture shall meet the 

applicable requirements as stated in EM 385-1- 1, paragraph 05.A.08. All activities 

which personnel are potentially exposed to foot hazards will be identified and 

documented in a hazard analysis. As an exception to wearing steel-toed boots, 

GSA-approved protective-soled boots are authorized. 

2. Hand Protection: Persons involved in activities, which subject the hands to 

injury (e.g., cuts, abrasions, punctures, burns, etc.), shall use leather gloves. 

3. Head Protection: Hardhats shall be worn when personnel are subject to 

potential head injuiy. The identification and analysis of head hazards will be 

documented in a hazard analysis. 

4. Eye Protection: Persotlriel will wear eye protection when activities present 

potential injuries to the eyes. All eye protection equipment shall meet the 

requirements as stated in EM 385- 1- 1. paragraph 05. B. 

K. DECONTAWlINATION PROCEDURES: Decontamination procedures are not 

anticipated for this site investigation. Team members are cautioned not to walk, kneel or 

sit on any surface with potential leaks, spills or contamination. 

L. TRAINING: All site personnel shall have completed the training required by 

Engineer Manual (EM) 385-1- I and Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR, Part 

1910.120 (e)). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) Project Manager shall 

ensure. and the SSHO shall verify, that all on-site personnel have completed appropriate 

training. Additionally, the SSHO shall inform personnel before entering of any potential 

site-specific hazards and procedures 

hl. MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM: The USACE I't-oject Manager shall 

ensure, and the SSMO shall verify, that all on-site personnel tneet the requirements of 29 

CFR 1910.120. This includes enrollment in a hledical Surveillance Program, and 

complying with the standards of ANSI 2-88.2, as appropriate, depending on the 

personnel protective equipment (I'I'E) and site-specific tasks. 

HAZWOI'ER MEDICAL 

NAME DATE PROVIDER DATE 

Randal Curtis 20 Nov. 00 Corps of Engineers 1 1 Aug 99 

George Sloan 10 Oct. 00 Corps of Engineers June 200 1 

Alex Borrok 4 Jun 01 Corps of Engineers 14 Jun 01

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Petaktma 12th Nmak District T qet No. 9 

N. LOGS, REPORTS AND RECORD KEEPING: Site logs are maintained by the 

Project Manager and S SHO. Ths is to include hstorical data, personnel authorized to 

visit the site, all records, standard operating procedures, air monitoring logs and the 

SSHP. 

0. GENERAL: The number of personnel visiting the site shall be a limited to a 

minimum of two, maximum of eight. The more personnel on-site, the greater potential 

there is for an accident. The S SHO may mohfy h s S SHP if site conhtions warrant it 

and without rishng the safety and health of the team members. Ths modfication will be 

coordmated with the team members. The SSHO shall notify Corps of Engineers Safety 

Office in Huntsville, AL. of the change as the situation allows. 

Appendix L - Site Safety und Hedh Pkun / Site Safety Inspection Report 

Page 10 - SSHP

APPENDIX A 

HEAT- RELATED INJLJRIES 

Once the signals of a heat-related illness begin to appear, the victim's condition can 

quickly get worse. A heat related illness could result in death. If you see any of the 

signals of sudden illness, and the victim has been exposed to extremes of heat, suspect a 

heat-related illness. 

People at risk for heat-related illness include those who work or exercise outdoors, 

elderly people, young children. and people with health problems. Also at risk are those 

who have had a heat-related illness in the past, those with medical conditions that cause 

poor blood circulation, and those who take medications to get rid of'water from the body 

(diuretics). 

People usually by to get out of extreme heat before they begin to feel ill. However, some 

people do not or can not. Those that work outdoors often keep working even after they 

begin to feel ill. Many times, they might not even recognize that they are in danger of 

becoming ill. 

Heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke are conditions causedl by overexposure to 

heat. You can help prevent heat-stress emergencies by recognizing and properly treating 

symptoms. Below is a quick reference guide to heat-related emergencies, 

HEAT CRAMPS: Heat cramps are the least severe, and often are the first signals that 

the body is having trouble with the heat. Sjv~ip/omsinclude: muscle twitching; painful 

spasms in the legs, arms or abdomen. 

WHAT TO DO: 

Have the individual rest in a cool place. 

Give cool water or a commercial sports drink. 

Lightly stretch the muscle and gently massage the area. 

HEAT EXHALJSTION: Heat exlraustion is a more severe condition tlian heat cramps. 

Symptoms include: cool. moist, pale, or flushed skin, headache, nausea, dizziness, 

weakness, and exhaustion. 

HEAT STROKE: Heat stroke is the least common but most seven: heat emergency. It 

most often occurs when people ignore the signals of heat exhaustion. Heat stroke 

develops when the body system are ovelwhelmed by heat and begin to stop functioning. 

Heat stroke is a serious medical emergency. S'ymptom.~include: red, hot, diy skin; 

changes in consciousness; rapid, weak pulse; and rapid, shallow breathing.

WHAT TO DO: When you recognize a heat-related illness in its eizrly stages, you can 

usually reverse it. 

Get the victim out of the heat. 

Loosen any tight clothing and apply cool. wet cloths, such as rowels or sheets. 

If the victim is conscious, give cool water to drink. Do not let the conscious victim 

drink too quickly. Give about I glass (4 ounces) of water eve~y 15 minutes. 

Let the victim rest in a comfortable position, and watch carefully for changes in his 

or her condition. The victim should not resume nol-mal activities the same day. 

Refusing water, vomiting, and changes in consciousness mean that the victim's 

condition is getting worse. Call for an ambulance immediately if you have not 

already done so. 

If the victim vomits, stop giving fluids and position them on their side. 

Watch for signals of breathing problems. 

Keep the victim lying down and continue to cool the body any way you can. If you 

have ice packs or cold packs, place them on each of the victim's wrists arid ankles, 

on the groin, in each armpit, and on the neck to cool the large blood vessels.

Scorpions, Bees and Spiders 

APPENDIX R 

BITES AND STINGS 

Bee stings are painful, but rarely fatal. Some people however, have a severe allergic 

reaction to an insect sting. This allergic reaction may st'sult in a breathing emergency. If 

an insect stings someone. remo\je the stinges. Scrape it away with from the skin with 

yox fingernail or plastic card. sucll as a credit card, or use tweezers. If you use the 

tweezers, grasp the stinges, not the venom sac. Wash the site with soap and water. Cover 

it to keep it clean. Apply a cold pack to the area to reduce the pain and swelling. Watch 

the victim for signals of an allergic reaction. 

Scorpions live in d ~y regions of the sout1iweste1-n United States and Mexico. They live 

under rocks, logs, and the bark of certain trees and are most active at night. Only a few 

species of scorpions have a sting that can cause death. 

There are only two spiders in the United States whose bite can make you seriously sick or 

be fatal. These are the black w~doit spider and the brown recluse. 'The black widow is 

black with a seddish Ilourglass shape on the underside of its body. 'The bsown recluse is 

light bsown with a darker brown, violin-shaped marking on the top of its body. 130th 

spiders prefer dark, out of the way places. Often, the victim will not know that he or she 

has been bitten until he or she starts to feel ill or notices a bite mark or swelling. 

,\l),rnpton~s:include nausea and vomiting, difficulty breathing or swallowing, 

sweating and salivating ~nuch mose than normal, severe pain in the sting or bite area, a 

mark indicating a possible bite or sting, and swelling of the area. 

l1'1r.stAid: if someone has been stung by a scorpion or bitten by a spider he or she 

thinks IS a black widow or brown secluse, wash the wound, apply a cold pack to the site, 

and get medical help i~nrnediatdy. 

Reptiles 

Venomous snakes exist in all parts of the continental United Sl.ates. The pit viper 

family represents the greatest ham-d in the field. This group includes the rattlesnakes and 

moccasins (copperhead and cottonmoutll). Consider wearing snake (chaps in areas of 

known infestation. Walking in grasses and shrubs that prevent seeing exactly where you 

are stepping, should be avoided. Estseme caution should be exercised in areas where 

alligators are present, particularly during the nesting season. Consulting a local resident 

or authority, such as a fish and wildlife or park ranger, is prudent before entering such 

areas.

Ii'lrst Ad: Often, a venomous snake will strike without injecting any venom into the 

wound. This is known as a d ~y bite. In any event, whenever bitten by a snake, especially 

if positive identification cannot be made, medical help should be sought immediately. 

Reassure and keep the victim calm. Keep limbs below the level of the heart. Clean the 

bite area, and get the person to a medical facility. Do not make incisions or suck the 

poison with the mouth. If medical help is many hours away, place ;I constricting band 

between the wound and tlie heart (it should be at least two inches wide and be able to slip 

a finger undei-neath). 

Ticks - Lyme Disease 

Lyme Disease (LD) is most commonly transmitted by a tick bite (usually painless). The 

tick vectors include Ixodes scapularis (Deer Tick), lxodes dammini (Deer tick), 

Amblyomme americanum (Lone Star Tick) and lxodes pacificus. lxodes dammini was 

thought to be the only species responsible for transmission until it was shown to be the 

same as lxodes scapularis in 1993. 'The ticks prefer to live in wooded areas, low growing 

grassland, seashores and yards. Depending on the location, anywhere from less than 1% 

to more than 90% of the ticks ase Infected with spirochetes. 

The Deer tick has a '-year life cycle and must feed 3 times. In the larvae stage, it is tan, 

the size of a pinhead and feeds on small animals like the mouse where it can pick up the 

spirochete. During the nymph stage tlie tick is the size of a poppy seed, beige or partially 

tsansparent and feeds on larger animals such as cats, dogs and humans. 'The adult ticks 

are black and/or reddish and feed on cattle, deer, dogs and humans The Lone Star tick is 

gray with a white dot. April tlirough October is considered the "tick season" even though 

Lynie disease is a year sound problen~. Ticks are very active in the spring and early 

summer-. 

Cases of Lyrne disease have been reported in vii-tually every state, although the 

Northeasterti, Great Lakes, and f'acific Northwest areas are particularly endemic. 

Lyrne disease is called the "GI-eat Ilnitator" because it can mimic many other diseases, 

which makes diagnosis difficult. A rash can appear several days alter infection, or not at 

all. It can last a few hours or up to several weeks. The rash can be vely small or veiy 

large (up to twelve inches across) A "bulls-eye" rash is the hallmark of LD. It is a routid 

ring with central clearing. Unfoltunately, this is not the only rash associated with Lyme. 

Various other rashes associated with LD have been reported. One bite can cause multiple 

rashes. The rash can mimic such skin problems as hives, eczema, sunburn, poison ivy, 

flea bites, etc. The sash can itch or feel hot or may not be felt at all. The rash can

disappear and retusn several weeks later. For those with dark skin the I-ash will look like 

a bruise. If you notice a rash, take a picture of it. Some physicians require evidence of a 

rash before prescribing treatment. 

Early Symptoms: Several days or weeks after a bite from an infected tick, a patient 

usually experiences "flu-like" symptoms such as aches and pains in their ~nuscles and 

joints, low-grade fever, andlor fatigue. 

Other Possible Symptoms -- No organ is spared: 

- Jaw -- pain, difficulty chewing 

- Bladder -- frequent or painful urination, repeated "urina~y tract infection" 

- Lung -- respiratoly infection, cough, asthma, pneumonia 

- Ear -- pain, hearing loss, ringing, sensitivity to noise 

- Eyes -- pain due to inflarnmation, sensitivity to light, scleritis drooping of eyelid, 

conjunctivitis, blu~ring or double vision 

- Throat -- sore throat, swollen glands, cough, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing 

- Neurological -- headaches, facial paralysis, seizures, meningitis, stiff neck, burning, 

tingling, or prickling sensations, loss of reflexes, loss of coordination, MS like syndrome 

- Stomach --pain, diad~ea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and anosexia 

- Heart -- weakness. dizziness. irregular heartbeat, myocarditis, pericarditis, palpitations, 

heart block, enlasged 1lear-t. fainting inflammation of muscle or membrane, shortness of 

breath, chest pain 

- Joint -- arthralgias or arthritis, nluscle inflammation and pain 

- Other Organs -- liver infection, elelrated liver enzymes, enlarged spleen, swollen 

testicles, irregular or ceased menses 

- Neuropsychiatric -- mood swings. isritability, poor- concentration, cognitive loss, 

memoly loss, loss of appetite, mental deterioration, depression, disorientation, sleep 

disturbance 

- Pregnancy -- miscarriage, premature birth, birth defects, stillbirth 

- Skin -- single or multiple rash, hives 

The above is a list of possible ~~~mpto~ns. They can occur in any combination. J'ou may 

have one or several symptoms but not evelyone will experience eveiy syn~ptom. Lyme 

affects each host in a different May. Having one or many of these symptoms does not 

indicate that you have Lyme disease. Diagnosis for Lyme is a c1inic:al one and must be 

made by a physician expesierrced in secognizing LD. Serological testing is not reliable. 

- Dress properly, wear long-sleeved shirts that button at the wrist, long pants tucked into 

socks, and closed shoes. Choose light-colored fabric so you can spot and brush of ticks. 

- Apply approved tick repellant and use only as directed. Products that contain DEET are 

tick repellents. They do not kill the tick and are not 100% effective in discouraging a tick

I'etcrlzrmn. ('A 

from feeding on you. Products like Pesmanone contain premethrin arid are known to kill 

ticks. However, they are not to be sprayed on the skin. Permanonr: can be sprayed on 

clothing. Once it is d ~y it is assumed to be safe. Ticks are anti-gravitational. They are 

generally seeking the highest point. If they get on your body below the clothes line, one 

hopes they will travel up and die once they come in contact with treated clothing. 

- Always do regular tick checks when outdoors. 

- Shower after all outdoor activities are over for the day. If the tick is still wandering it 

may wash off. Check all body parts that bend. Run fingers gently over skin. If there is a 

tick and it is attached, it will feel like the last piece of scab left before a cut completely 

heals. Remove ticks promptly and properly from yourself. 

Proper 7ick liernoval: 

Using fine-tipped tweezers, grasp tick close to the skin. Apply gentle, steady straight 

upward pressure to remove. Disinfect the bite site. Do not squeeze the body, apply 

Vaseline, use a burnt match, or clean with alcohol while the tick is attached. Any of 

these actions could cause trans~nission of the bacteria. Save the tick for testing. Put it in 

a vial or zip lock bag with a blade of gsass. Contact your doctor for fusther instructions. 

The best defense against lJD is education. Know your facts.

APPENDIX C 

SSHI' ACCEPTANCE FORM 

ABBREVIATED SITE SAFETY AND HEALTH PLAN 

FOR 


Petlurna, California 

I have read and agree to abide by the contents of the Site Safety and Health Plan. 

NAME OFFICE 

Randal Cuttis CEMVS-ED3 

George Sloan CEbIVS-ED-P 

Alex Borrok CEMVS-ED-I'

SITE SURVEY SAFETY BRIEFING 

(Check subjects discussed) 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

Purpose of Visit 

Identify Key Site Personnel 

S1TE SPECIFIC INFORMATION 

Site Descriptio~dPast Use 

Results of Previous studies 

/ Potential Site Hazards 

A,"' OE Safety Procedures 

Site SOP 

-- Site Control and Com~nunications 

Emergency Response 

,-' PPE 

( ) Location of First aid Kit 

) Emergency Phone Numbers 

( ) Map to Facility 

- ' Weather Precautions 

(/) Cold11 Ioat 

(-') Severe Weather 

Safety Briefing Attendance 

All team n~embers and any accompanying personnel will 

NAME (Print) ORGANIZATION 

Randal S. Curtis USACE-CEMVS-ED-I' 

George Sloan USACE-CEMVS-ED-P 

Alex B ond USACE-CEMVS-ED-P 

Date 

- h Cl 

(

APPENDIX L-2 

Site Inspection Report - 


CEMVS-ED-P 4 September 200 I 

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD 

SUBJECT: ASR Site Inspection: Petalulna 12th Naval District Target No. 9 - 

Califomia 

1. Personnel from the St. Louis District Corps of Engineers traveled to California to 

pelform a site survey of the fortner Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9. The 

Ordnance and Explosive (OE) and Chemical Warfare Materials (CWM) Archive Search 

Repost (ASR) program requires a site inspection. The ASR program supports the 

Defense Environ~nental Restoration Program (DERI') at Formerly Used Defense Sites 

(FUDS). 

2. The ASR site inspection cl~aracte~ized OE and CWM potential based on a visual 

examination at the fonner Petalulna 12th Naval District Target No. 0. Landowners 

granted verbal pernlission for right-of-enhy prior to the site inspection. The site 

inspection included only visual and non-intrusi\.e methods of inspection. The team 

followed a site safety and health plan (SSHP) prohibiting digging or handling of potential 

OEJCWM. l'he inspection team consisted of the following personnel: Alix Ro~rok, 

Randal Curtis and George Sloan. 

3. The team traveled to Petaluma, California to begin a site inspection of the Petaluma 

12'~Naval District Bombing Target No. 9 on Wednesday, 29 August 2001 in the morning 

about two hours before high tide. 'They met with Mike Sipes (707-226-3641), State of 

Califomia. Department of Fish and Game, Region 3, NapdSonoma Marshes who 

escorted the team to the site and provided boat transportation. Mr. Sipes has been with 

the Department of Fish and Game for 6 years. 

4. The team began the site visit by putting in at the Black Point Marina near the mouth of 

the Petaluma River and San Pablo Ray. Heading north, they turned left into the San 

Antonio Creek, which form the southenl bounda~y of the FUDS. Pi short ways up, they 

made a right and headed north up the Mira Monte Slough.




5. Tracking their progress with a GPS unit 1 , the team found the weathered wooden 

remains of the footbridge across the Mira Monte Slough at the location visible on the 

aerial imagery of the site from 1945. Mr. Sipes remained with the boat as the ASR team 

traversed across the marsh lands, which were generally solid. Based on imagery analysis 

the target lay about 1,000 feet to the ESE from the footbridge. The team was able to 

follow a wooden plank walkway part of the way through the marsh to the target. 

Although it approximated the path on aerial imagery, it was unclear if these were the 

remains of the Navy’s path or a reconstruction by duck hunters. The team came across at 

least half a dozen duck blinds in the area around the target center. 

6. The target remains were partially located within an area of pooled water that appears 

to be essentially the same as in the 1940s. The remains were found within a couple 

hundred feet of the location as identified on aerial imagery. The team located weathered 

wooden posts in the water arranged in a circular manner. These weathered posts are 

ostensibly from the 100-foot diameter boardwalk ringing the target, which were visible 

on aerial imagery. The team traversed both sides of the water body and along it’s edges, 

but did not find any trace of OE debris. The low-lying vegetation of the marsh partially 

obscured the ground but it appears that all OE evidence must be beneath the surface. The 

team did observe a number of small (less than 5 feet across) and shallow (less than 1-2 

feet deep) pools of standing water around the perimeter of the target. They appeared 

1 Target feature coordinates were determined using georeferenced historic aerial imagery. The resulting 

waypoints were uploaded into a Garmin Etrex Legend GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver using 

mapping datum WGS 1984 

Appendix L – Site Safety and Health Plan / Site Inspection Report 

Page 2 - Site Safety Inspection Report




natural in origin as opposed to the result of high explosive (HE) cratering though no HE 

frag was located to confirm or deny this supposition. 

7. The team returned back to the boat and backtracked to the Petaluma River to visit the 

Cruiser Target. They took the Donahue Slough to the Woloki Slough in the northern half 

of the site. The team easily located the weathered wooden piles, about a foot above the 

ground, outlining the target. The team walked either side and through the middle of the 

target from aft to bow. A communication building with a road leading to it from Neils 

Island borders the cruiser target to the north. The ditches on the side of the road were 

also examined for signs of OE debris as that material had obviously been disturbed to 

create the road. As before, the ASR team did not find any trace of OE debris. Mr. Sipes 

reported that during the winter months most of the marsh is underwater, which might 

help explain why no OE debris was discernable during the site visit. The team then 

backtracked and returned to the Black Point Marina and parted company with Mike 

Sipes. 






Range Feature Locations based on Georeferenced Aerial Photography 

Latitude Longitude Easting Northing Feature 

N38 o 11’ 11” W122 o 33’ 17” 538985 4226380Petaluma 1 Cruiser Target 

N38 o 11’ 24” W122 o 32’ 51” 539611 4226797Petaluma 2 35X50 ft structure 

N38 o 10’ 15” W122 o 32’ 32” 540096 4224679Petaluma 3 Rocket Range Target 

N38 o 10’ 12” W122 o 32’ 32” 540096 4224590Petaluma 4 Dimpling 

N38 o 10’ 18” W122 o 32’ 43” 539820 4224779Petaluma 5 Footbridge 

N38 o 10’ 30” W122 o 32’ 34” 540042 4225138Petaluma 6 Observer's Post 

N38 o 10’ 14” W122 o 32’ 48” 539708 4224648Petaluma 7 Observer's Post 

N38 o 10’ 12” W122 o 33’ 22” 538885 4224566Petaluma 8 Dock & Structure 

Range Feature Locations Acquired with GPS (Garmin Etrex Legend) 

Latitude Longitude Feature 

N38 o 10.266’ W122 o 32.574’ Petaluma Rocket Target Center Site Visit 

N38 o 11.176’ W122 o 33.375’ Petaluma Cruiser Target Center Site Visit 



@ ~ L p ~ ! ~ ~ : ' & 

RA DAL S. CURTIS, P.E. 

Project ManagerICivil E~igineer 

Safety and Occupatio~ial Health 

Specialist 

ALIX BORROK 

Project Historian 

Append~x I, Site Safely nnrl Health I'lnn Slte lnsyectlon I

APPENDIX M 

REPORT DISTRIBUTION LIST

Addressee No. Copies 

Commander, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center 

Huntsville, ATTN: CEHNC-ED-SY-0 (D. MARDIS) 

P.O. Box 1600 

Huntsville, Alabama 35807-430 1 

Commander, U.S. Army Engineer District, Sacramento 

ATTN: CESPK-PM-H, Gerald Vincent 

1325 J Stseet 

Sacramento, California 958 14-2922 

Project Manager Chemical Demilitarization, Non-Stockpile 

ATTN: SFAE-CD-NM, Bldg E 4585 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 2 10 10-540 1 

Commander, U.S. Artny Soldier, Biological, and Chemical Command 

ATTN: AMSSB-CIH, Bldg. E 5027 

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 2 10 10-5424 

Defense Ammunition Center 

ATTN: SMAAC-ESM 

1C Tree Road, Bldg. 35 

McAlester, Oklahoma 7450 1-9053

PLATES 


Yt~rdlrt~m 12th &awl Dictr-ict 7irrgc~t No. 9

REPORT PLATES 


Petalutm 12th Nmril Ilistt-kt 7'ut:qet No. 9 

1 Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 - 12Ih Naval District Bombing and Gunnery 

Areas 1940's to Early 1950's 

2 Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 - Vicinity M~J 

3 Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9 - Aerial Photography 1945 

Thematic Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) map files completed in 

association with this Archives Search Report are based on historic cartographic, aerial 

and site visit data collected during this investigation. The thematic maps were created 

using Intergraph's Microstation. 

The thematic maps were created by scanning and warping selected historic data to 

reference points collected from non-stable selected base maps such as U.S. Geological 

Survey (USGS) 7.5 minute, quadrangle sheets or National Imaging and Mapping Agency 

(NIMA) maps. The horizontal scale and horizontal datum of the base maps is generally 

known. In this case the datum used was 1927 North Atlantic Datum/World Geodetic 

System (WGS) 1984. Attempts have been made to rectify the data to the referenced base 

maps. However, distortions in scale and contortions of the features are present. These 

distortions are a result of inaccuracies in the source data, as well as the processes of 

scanning anti rectifying the data. Much of the data on the maps lack sufficient 

infornution to support a determination of accuracy. 

Many of the historic maps used were hand-drawn or built on locations that were 

inaccurate by modern standards. In general, historic map inaccuracies are unknown and 

not quantifiable. The unknown inaccuracies may then be magnified by the 

georeferencing process. Therefore, thematic maps generated from historic maps and 

drawings will have accuracy no greater than the least accurate source. 

The historical aerial photography has been semi-rectified (georeferenced) to the base 

map; however, the photos have not been corrected for photogrammetric displacements 

such as those due to topography or the altitude of the aircraft at the time of imaging. 

They are not orthorectified images. Locations of features noted on aerial photography are 

not exact due to the rectifying of both the image and the base map. 

The horizontal and vertical locations of selected features noted in the ASR and located on 

the thematic maps have been established utilizing Global Positioning System (GPS) 

technology. These coordinates were acquired using the Federal Version PI,GR96+ GPS 

receiver. Features located utilizing GPS techniques are so noted in the ASR. The 

PLGR+96 uses the Precise Positioning Service (16 m SEP) and Wide Area GPS 

Enhancement (WAGE) 4 m CEP. 

The lineage and source of the historic data used to generate the thematic maps is 

unknown. The majority of Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata fields 

Plutes 

Page I - Plutes


Petnlu~na12th Nuval District Turget No. 9 

are therefore unknown. A metadata file that gives all available pertinent information has 

been provided with this product. The statements above are inclusive of all available 

information regarding the historic data sources and the thematic maps generated. The 

thematic maps are not original digital mapping data; are scanned and warped data with 

selected unique feature annotation. The intended purpose of the mapping data is for 

photo-interpretation and not design. The vector data and associated symbology is unique 

to the intended purpose. The majority of the digitized features are not part of the current 

Tri-Service CADD Standards list of features and associated line types and symbology (ie. 

range fans, pits, disturbed land). The mapping data produced does comply with 

applicable Tri-Service Standards. 

Plates 

Page 2 - Plates

NAVAL AIR FACILITY 

0.g. HAS. HAAS. OLF. ota.) 

1111 1 ERA TMGET 

NOTG TARGET LOCATIONS BASED ON LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES TAKEN FROM HISTORICAL LISTlNCr 

GUNNERY R4NGE BOUNDARIES ARE APPROXIMATE 

1940'5 

BAKER/BRAVO 

1950's 

NUMBER NUMBER NAME LATITUDE LONGITUDE TYPE FUDS SITE NUMBER 

TOMALES BAY 

D 

J09CA7292 

ABBOTT'S LAGOON 

D 

J09CA7292 

SAN MATE0 BRIDGE 

D 

N/A WATER TARGET 

SKIP BOMBING 

SK 


DD HULK 

D 


HOLLl STER 

D 

JO9CAI 113 

VERNALIS 

D 

J09CA7473 

CROWS LAND! NG 

D 

JQ9CA1074 

WATSONVILLE 

D-R-X JO9C A0181 

WATSONVILLE 

R A WA WATER TAW1 

J!suxaL 

0-DIVE OOMOlNG 

SK-SKIP OOMOINC 

R-ROCKET 

RA-RnDM 

M-WILE 

X-RnKE STATIONS 

ANTIOCH 

CARSON S1NK 

BIG LAGOON 

IIUMEOLDT BAY 

PYRAMID LAKE 

CARSON SINK A 

CARSON SINK B 

0ERIIW)HD (N0.I) 

FALLON A (NO. 2) 

FALLON B (NO. 31 

SCHURZ (NO. 41 

ARCATA 

CUSTINE 

MADEM 

TULARE LAKE 

LOVELOCK I 

LOVELOCK 2 

LOVELOCK 3 

IlUNTER LICCETT 

JEHNER 

STEWART'S POINT 

LONE ROCK 

FARALLON 

CROW'S LANDING A 

CROW'S LANOING U 

LOVELOCK NORTI( GUNNERY RANGE 

LOVELOCK SOUTll GUNNERY RANGE 

FALLOH WEST CIJM4ERY RAMGE 

DIXIE VALLEY cummr RANGE 

FALLON EAST GUNNWY RNCE 

MONTEREY OAY TORPEDO RANGE 

D 

D 

R-X 

R-X 

0-M 

D-R-X 

0-R-X 

0-M 

R-X-D-SK 

X-0-SK 

D 

D 

R A 

R-D-RA-SK 

R A 

D 

D 

D 

n-D 

D 

D 

R A 

R A 

D-R 

D-R 

JOSNVI 130 

JD9CA0064 

J09CA7471 

JO9NVIII8 

J09NV1130 

JO9NVI 130 

ACTIVE DO3 INSTALLATION 

ACT1 VE DOD INSTALLATION 

ACTIVE 000 INSTALLATION 

NONE IDENTIFIED 

J09CA7297 

J09CA7287 

J09CA 1050 

J09NVl 117 

J0sNV 1 120 

JO9NV1 121 

ACTIVE OOD INSTALLATION 

J09CA1039 

J09CA1032 

ACTIVE DOD INSTALLATION 


J09CA7474 

JQ9CA7471 

J09NV1115 

JOSnVIII6 

JO9NVl130 

J09NVll23 

J0sNV1129 


PETALUMA 12TH NAVAL DISTRICT 

TARGET NO. Q 

SONOMA COUNTY 

12TH NAVAL DISTRICT BOMBING AND 

GIJNNERY AREAS-1Q4OiS TO EARLY 1Q501S 

DERP-FUDS* JOQCA729801

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 

ST. LOUIS DISTRICT 

PETALUMA 12TH NAVAL DISTRICT 

TARGET NO. 9 

SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 

DERP-FUDS* JOQCA729801 

.. . . 

VICINITY A : .:."";.

Imagery: 25 0ct' ber 1945, frames 35 and 37. scale 

approximately I:f)2.000 from RG 373. NARA-College Park. 

MD. 

i 

A CRUl SER TARG~T.550 FEET LONG AND 65 FEET WIDE: 

NO READ1 LY Dil ST lNGUISHABLE RAKE STATIONS OR OBSERVER 

POINTS FOR T ~ s I TARGET 

Al 35 BY 50 FOOT STRUCTURE ON TULE SLOUGH, ISN'T 

CLEARLY REL~TEDTO THE NAVY'S USE OF THE SITE 

B TARGET CENTEJR FOR ROCKET Fl RING RANGE; 100 FOOT 

DIAMETER RIN~CIRCLING A 20 FOOT SQUARE CENTER 

BI DIMPLING PRE$ENT, LESS THAN 10 FEET ACROSS. MAY BE 

NATURAL OR CRATER FROM HIGH EXPLOSl VES 

82 MINOR TRAIL BROM TARGET TO MlRA MONTE SLOUGH 

B3 FOOTBRIDGE CROSSING MlRA MONTE SLOUGH 

c FLIGHT PATH MARKERS ABOUT 500 FEET APART, ABOUT 10 

BY 35 FEET AND RAISED ABOVE THE GROUND SURFACE 

D OBSERVER'S POST FOR 'CHECK1 NG THE DEFLECT1 ON OF 

ROUNDS' 1.500 FEET FORE OF THE TARGET 

E OBSERVER'S PqST FOR "CHECKING THE RANGE OF ROUNDS' 

ON WEST BANK OF MlRA MONTE SLOUGH 

El STRAl GHT TRAll L FROM OBSERVER'S POST PERPENDICULAR 

TO FLIGHT LI~E F SMALL DOCK AND STRUCTURE V I S I BLE, OSTENS l BLY THE 

RANGE CONTROL OFF1 CER'S POST 

LEGEND 

1-1 

[ 

FE4TURE LOCAT I ON 

1 7 SITE LOCATION 

I 

I\ 

0 IUUU 2000 

APPROXIMATE SCALE IN FEET 

U S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 

S7' L,OUIS DlSTKIC7' 

I PETALUMA 12TH NAVAL DISTRICT 

TARGET NO. 9 

SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 

DERP-FUDS* JOQCA'72Q801 

I 

1945 AERIAL PHOTO

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