Page 54. RADM Roger Welles about 1920 when he took over as first Commandant of Naval Base San Diego. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph courtesy of author.
Page 55. Naval Station. ca. 1920. 90:17858-3
Page 56. Welles, on his first day, escorted Army General John J. Pershing around the navy base. 1923. 12195
Page 57. Pacific fleet ships moored in San Diego Bay. ca. 1921. S-36
Page 58. Congressman William Kettner was responsible for much of the naval growth that Admiral Welles took over in 1920. 81:10361
Page 60. Welles was picked for a top assignment in 1915 to command the new super-dreadnought Oklahoma but illness prevented his ambitions. 94:19222
Page 61. San Diego Harbor looking toward Coronado. ca. 1921. S-38
Page 62. Foot of Broadway. ca. 1923. 80:6748
Page 63. Naval Training Station under construction. ca. 1922. 82:13233
Page 65. North Island Naval Air Station. ca. 1929. 80:1705
Page 66. Aerial looking north over Navy Destroyer Base. ca. 1922. 99:19861
Page 67. Naval Training Station. ca. 1924. 92:18732
