stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ˌɔn θɹˈiː ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ðə wˈɔːɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt bɪɡˈæn lˈʊkɪŋ fɚɹən ˈɛɹiə tə kənstɹˈʌkt ɐn ˈɛɹ dˈiːpoʊ ɪn sˈɛntɹəl nˈuː jˈɔːɹk ænd ðˈʌs ðə wˈʌnɪdə kˈæɹi wʊd wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn bɪkˌʌm ɐn ɪmpˈoːɹtənt pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈeɪʃənz dᵻfˈɛns.
Starting on 3 April 1941, the War Department began looking for an area to construct an Air Depot in central New York and thus the Oneida Carry would once again become an important part of the Nations Defense.