For 40 years, the Cubi NAS Point Officers Club, was famous for its Plaque Bar, where transiting squadrons retired old plaques and commissioned new ones to commemorate each WestPac tour. The tradition of placing plaques in the O’ Club bar was started during the Vietnam War and endured until the closing of the base in 1992.
As you may know, the bar in the Cubi Officers Club was transported to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola Florida. Opened in 1996, the Cubi Bar Café is not only a restaurant, but a popular museum exhibit as well. The Cafe’s decor and layout duplicates the bar area of the famous Cubi Officers Club that was a major source of enjoyment for Navy and Marine Corps squadrons, ships and units as they passed into the Western Pacific.
When the original officers club was closed in 1992, the thousands of plaques that adorned the walls of the club as tokens of thanks were packed up and sent to the Museum to be placed as they were when the Cubi Club was closed. The legacy of this Cubi Bar brings back many memories to aviators whose squadron plaques decorate the walls.
Below are some current photos of the Cubi Bar in Pensecola:
