Stockton Ordnance Depot
| Company type | Military facility |
|---|---|
| Industry | Military logistics, vehicle maintenance, radar operations |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Headquarters | Stockton , United States |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Vehicle maintenance, supply depot services, radar bomb scoring, logistics distribution |
The Stockton Ordnance Depot functioned during World War II as a vehicle maintenance center, supply hub, and detention camp for German and Italian POWs. In later years, the location was repurposed as a United States Air Force radar installation and a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Distribution Center.
Acquisition
By September 1941, construction had commenced on leased sections including L-1, which encompassed 42.36 acres and housed the "Supply Depot," and L-2, covering 7.63 acres designated for the "Stockton Motor Repair Depot." On May 11, 1942, parcels A-2-A, A-2-B, and A-2-C, totaling 235.35 acres, were purchased from the Estate of Frank Shackleford Boggs.
Established in 1945, the Naval Supply Annex Stockton comprised four warehouses along with a storage yard to support naval logistics activities.
Radar station
Referred to as the Stockton Bomb Plot, this depot served as a Radar Bomb Scoring facility under Detachment I of the 3903rd Radar Bomb Scoring Group. Its mission involved tracking bomber aircraft and assessing pilot performance during simulated bombing missions throughout the Cold War. In 1950, Detachment I moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, later redesignated in 1955 as Detachment 4 of the 10th Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron based in Houston. Afterward, radar bomb scoring responsibilities for California were assigned to the 11 RBS Squadron at Cheli Air Force Station (known as the Los Angeles Bomb Plot) and near McClellan Air Force Base (the Sacramento Bomb Plot).
Stockton Air Force Station
Covering an area of 138.56 acres, Stockton Air Force Station was officially established on March 2, 1955. This followed the transfer of parts of Parcels A-2-C, C-1, D-1, and E-1 to the Department of the Air Force on December 1, 1954. The USAF began divesting the property on December 14, 1956; full ownership was conveyed to the Port of Stockton after payment was completed in June 1967.
Defense Distribution Center San Joaquin
The Defense Logistics Agency operated on more than of this site—including four warehouses and a storage yard constructed in 1945—until the closure of the Defense Distribution Center San Joaquin Depot at Rough and Ready Island in 1998.
In 2008, efforts were made by the Port of Stockton to acquire Rough and Ready Island from federal ownership.
World War II
Between May 1944 and June 1946, approximately 1,500 German prisoners of war were detained at the depot.