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Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9
Petaluma, CA
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.
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