23 Feb 1903 : U.S. leases naval base at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. The agreement also gave the U.S. the right to establish another base at Bahía Honda, this area was however returned to Cuba in 1912, in exchange for larger facilities at Guantanamo Bay.
10 Dec 1903 : Guantanamo Bay Naval Station leased to U.S.
10 Dec 1913 : Naval Station officially opens.
31 May 1934 : Treaty affirms perpetual U.S. sovereignty (only mutual agreement or U.S. abandonment of the area can terminate the lease), treaty is reaffirmed again in 1963.
1 Apr 1941 : Renamed Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Operating Base.
18 Jun 1952 : Renamed Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base.
Map of Cuba with the location of Guantanamo Bay indicated Noteworthy Events of Guantanamo Bay. ...
Jun 1934 - Apr 1936 : Charles "Saavy" M. Cooke Jr.
May 1936 - Jun 1938 : Mark L. Hersey, Jr.
Jun 1938 - Aug 1940 : Worral Reed Carter
Sep 1940 - Mar 1944 : George L. Weyler
Commodore Dudley Wright Knox (21 June 1877 – 11 June 1960) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War and World War I. He was also a prominent naval historian, who for many years oversaw the Navy Departments historical archives. ...
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