Camp Stoneman
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.
Units staged at Camp Stoneman
- 2nd Infantry Division
- 172nd Infantry Regiment
- 4th Engineer Special Brigade
- 5th Cavalry Regiment
- 7th Cavalry Regiment
- 805th Engineer Aviation Battalion
- 2nd Filipino Infantry Regiment[1]
345th Bombardment Group (Air Apaches)
References
- ↑ "2d Filipino Battalion (Separate) (Formerly 1st Battalion, 2d Filipino Regiment) Service Summary". history.army.mil. United States Army. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- The California State Military Museum
Coordinates: 38°00′33.5″N 121°53′11.65″W / 38.009306°N 121.8865694°W
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