About the Author

Darold Fredricks, an active member of the San Mateo County Historical Association and the author of several books on the history of the area, tells the tale of the city's early families, important places, Navy days, and early housing developments that literally leveled mountains. In these pages readers will learn about the Navy's role in San Bruno, where thousands of service people were stationed and processed before heading to the Pacific theater of World War II, and other changes that made these six square miles home to more than 40,000 people today.