Camp Stoneman
Encyclopedia
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.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
military facility located in Pittsburg, California
Pittsburg, California
Pittsburg is a city located in eastern Contra Costa County, California, the outer portion of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 63,264 at the 2010 census....
. It served as a major staging area for the Army in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
.
Named after George Stoneman
George Stoneman
George Stoneman, Jr. was a career United States Army officer, a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, and the 15th Governor of California between 1883 and 1887.-Early life:...
, a cavalry commander during the Civil War, the camp was activated in 1942 and decommissioned as a military post in 1954.
Units staged at Camp Stoneman
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 172nd Infantry Brigade
- 4th Engineer Special Brigade
- 7th Cavalry Regiment
- 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion805th Engineer Aviation Battalion (United States)The 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion was a United States Army Air Force unit activated on 12 February 1941 at MacDill Field near Tampa, Florida.-History:...