Camp Young Airstrip was established at this site in March 1942 by order of General George S. Patton. It provided Camp Young with supplies and other essential material, supported air transportation for the command staff of the Desert Training Center, and also served as the station for General Patton's personal airplane. The field was 6000 feet long and 300 feet wide, capable of handling C-47 Skytrains, C-46 Air Commandos, and C-54 Skymasters. The General Service Agency deeded the strip to the County of Riverside on June 2, 1948. It is associated with the American soldiers who trained here and gave their lives in the victory over Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany, and in ending the Holocaust.