The US Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, RI, was originally built as a Neutrality Patrol Seaplane Base. The base eventually became a unique and fundamentally important asset to the American armed forces. In World War II, more than one half of all U-boats sunk by U. S. aviation - including the first two - were destroyed by Quonset-trained shore and carrier-based squadrons. In the years following World War II, Quonset remained a...