Hawthorne Army Depot - Northern Magazines

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  ethan21e (guest)

  The early mission of the depot was to store, service, and issue ammunition to the Pacific Area. Following World War II, the Depot was actively involved in the demolition of various types of allied and enemy ammunition. The role of the Depot was also expanded to include receiving, renovating, loading, maintaining, storing, and issuing ammunition, explosives, expendable ordnance items, and/or weapons and technical ordnance materials. For most of the twentieth century HWAD was the largest producer of mines and depth charges, and the largest ammunition depot in the world. HWAD was also used to test weapons and dispose of unserviceable and/or dangerous ammunition and explosives. In 1977, the Depot was transferred to the US Army and renamed Hawthorne Army Ammunition Plant (HWAAP). After the transfer, HWAAP was re-designated as a Government Owned/Contractor Operated (GOCO) plant in 1980 and operating under the direction of the Day and Zimmermann/Basil Corporation (DZB), currently Day Zimmermann Hawthorne Corporation (DZHC).

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