Camp Stoneman
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World War II combat survivors of Company B, 124th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division, at Camp Stoneman in December 1945.
Camp Stoneman was a United States Army military facility located in Pittsburg, California. It served as a major staging area for the Army in World War II and the Korean War.
Named after George Stoneman, a cavalry commander during the Civil War, the camp was activated in 1942 and decommissioned as a military post in 1954.
[edit] Units staged at Camp Stoneman
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 172nd Infantry Brigade
- 4th Engineer Special Brigade
- 7th Cavalry Regiment
- 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion
[edit] References
- The California State Military Museum
Coordinates: 38°00′27″N 121°55′16″W / 38.0075°N 121.92111°W
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