714 WICHELS-1963-772 eng Wichels, Ernest Orders For Mare Island Nov 17, 1963 We oldsters often date ourselves by the fashions we wear, by the tunes we hum, or by the furniture we insist on keeping. Today we are going to date the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Most everyone knows that our great naval plant is 109 years old but it is interesting to read the thousands of Commandants' Orders and Notices which serve as milestones of the past century. vacahc@gmail.com 772 45675154213 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/772/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/772/772.1.pdf PDF Document