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Camp Stoneman

US Army facility in Pittsburg, California

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US Army facility in Pittsburg, California

31st Infantry Division]], at Camp Stoneman in December 1945

Camp Stoneman was a United States Army facility located in Pittsburg, California. It served as a major troop staging area for and under the command of the San Francisco Port of Embarkation (SFPOE). The camp operated during World War II and the Korean War.

The camp opened May 28, 1942 as a staging point for units deploying to the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. The camp was named after George Stoneman, a cavalry commander during the American Civil War and Governor of California. It was decommissioned as a military post in 1954.

March 21, 1951, view of Pittsburg, California, with Camp Stoneman in the lower left, bordered by Railroad Ave., Contra Costa Canal, and California Street

The camp had a railroad track across the north side for receiving and shipping men. Late in the war the SFPOE experimented with embarking troops directly aboard a Liberty ship at the camp but that was not successful due to difficulties of large ship navigation to the camp. Next to the track, there were many buildings with loading docks, many of which were still there in 2017 along Bliss Avenue. There were seven barracks areas, each consisting of nine blocks (3 x 3) surrounding a mess hall.

In addition to being a staging area for troops in transit, the Pacific Coast Transportation Corps Officer Training School was located at the camp.

Units staged at Camp Stoneman

13th Troop Carrier Squadron, October 10 to November 1, 1942
2nd Infantry Division
172nd Infantry Regiment
4th Engineer Special Brigade
5th Cavalry Regiment World War II combat survivors of Company B, 124th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division, at Camp Stoneman in December 1945.
7th Cavalry Regiment
841st Engineer Aviation Battalion, September 12–25, 1943, departing for San Francisco and then to Sydney, Australia, September 26, 1943,.
86th Infantry Division deployed from Camp Gruber, OK, staged at Camp Stoneman 14–21 August 1945 then departed SFPOE to the Philippines
805th Engineer Aviation Battalion
2nd Filipino Infantry Regiment 345th Bombardment Group (Air Apaches)
380 Bomb Group (5th Air Force), April 1943.

First Special Service Force, August 30 to September 4, 1943

References

The California State Military Museum
The First Special Service Force by Robert D. Burhans March 1947

October 11, 1947, view of Camp Stoneman (rotated horizontal), bordered by Railroad Avenue on west, Contra Costa Canal on the south, and what in 2017 are California Avenue on the north, and Arlington Circle to the east

1945 sketch of Camp Stoneman identifying Railroad Avenue and Bliss Avenue (other streets have new names)

Camp Stoneman Gate 1, at what is now 2527 Railroad Avenue, looking east. The pylon on the left is now one block east, in a park at Harbor Street and Presidio Lane.

References

(1956). "The Technical Services—The Transportation Corps: Movements, Training, And Supply". Center Of Military History, United States Army.
(1999). "The Technical Services—The Transportation Corps: Responsibilities, Organization, And Operations". Center Of Military History, United States Army.
The camp also housed [[prisoner of war. prisoners of war]] with the [[Italian Service Unit]] of the 18th Italian Quartermaster Service Company, which was based at the camp.[http://militarymuseum.org/PWcamps.html militarymuseum.org, Prisoner of War Camps and Italian Service Units in California]
History of the 841st EAB, Memorandum from Office of 841st EAB Battalion Commander dated January 1944
(1991). "Wortld War II Order of Battle". Galahad Books.
"2d Filipino Battalion (Separate) (Formerly 1st Battalion, 2d Filipino Regiment) Service Summary". United States Army.
(1995). "THE BEST IN THE SOUTHWEST - THE 380TH BOMB GROUP IN WORLD WAR II". Moise Publications.

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