Farragut Naval Training Station | |
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Bayview, Idaho, U.S. Near Sandpoint, Coeur d'Alene, Spokane, WA | |
Coordinates | 47°57′54″N 116°34′55″W / 47.965°N 116.582°W |
Site information | |
Owner | United States of America |
Controlled by | United States Navy |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
In use | 1942–1946 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Captain Frank H. Kelley (1943–46) Captain Ingram C. Sowell (1942–43) |
Garrison | Recruit Training |
Farragut Naval Training Station was a U.S. Navy training center during World War II in the Western United States. It was located in Northern Idaho at the south end of Lake Pend Oreille at Bayview, between Coeur d'Alene and Sandpoint.[1][2] The base was named after David Farragut (1801–1870), the first admiral in the U.S. Navy and the leading naval officer during the Civil War. The site became Farragut State Park 58 years ago in 1966.