Palm Circle

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Palm Circle Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District


Location	Roughly bounded by Carter Dr., Richardson and Funston Rds., A and B Sts., Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates	21°21′0″N 157°53′25″W / 21.35000°N 157.89028°W / 21.35000; -157.89028Coordinates: 21°21′0″N 157°53′25″W / 21.35000°N 157.89028°W / 21.35000; -157.89028
Area	32 acres (13 ha)
Built	1907
Architect	Quartermaster Corps
NRHP Reference #	84000104^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 26, 1984^[1]
Designated NHLD	May 28, 1987^[2]

Palm Circle or the Pineapple Pentagon,^[2] is the portion of Fort Shafter in Honolulu, Hawaii which housed the headquarters of the commanding general and his staff, U.S. Army forces, Pacific Ocean Areas, during World War II. By 1944 this command was responsible for the supply and administration of all U.S. Army personnel in the Central and South Pacific, and from 1943 to 1945, carried out logistical planning for the invasions of the Gilberts, Marshalls, Marianas, Guam, Palau, and Okinawa.^[3]^[4]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 "Palm Circle". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ Thompson, Erwin N. (June 13, 1986). "Palm Circle, 100 Area, Fort Shafter" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
↑ "Palm Circle, 100 Area, Fort Shafter" (pdf). Photographs. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

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