Hello Paul,
I don't know about a "Fort" Stark in Portsmouth, NH, but I do know that
there
was a Camp Stark that held German POWs, many of whom were Afrika Korps
soldiers. The camp was located in northern NH and the prisoners worked
in the
woods for the paper companies. There was a book published a few years
ago
about the camp. It was written following a reunion of US and German
veterans
of the camp. The title was Stark Decency. I'm sorry, but I don't
remember the
author. I bought it, read it, gave it to my mother, and I believe she
gave it
to her library. If anyone's interested, I could ask her to look up the
particulars; she works there every week. Or maybe it could be found at
http://www.bibliofind.com
Good luck restoring your fire engine Bob. Please post some photos when
you're
done.
Pete Davis
pandr@cybertours.com
paul carrier wrote:
> At 11:28 PM 5/1/01 -0400, you wrote:
>
> > List
> >
> > Virtually all model 325 2 X 4, 41 - 45 Chevy fire engines were
> > doled out to the training camps that sprang up around the country
> > just after he outbreak of WW II..
> >
> > Now its finally spring and I'm about to start in on the one
> > I got from the GSA auction last summer..
> >
> > This unit served as the town of Dearing NH unit for X amount
> > of years before being sent to to NH forestry service. So I have
> > to assume that it originated with a training camp in the Mass
> > / NH area.. I know of FT Devins and Camp Curtis Guild in Mass,
> > But were there any training camps in NH ? I would prefer a NH
> > camp.
> >
> > I have the original hood numbers but any base ID that would be on
> > the bumpers is gone due to the surface rust.. I want to bring it
> > back as a camp truck from the NE area I just need to know where
> > it could have served to start the research on how it would have
> > been marked ...
> >
> > Bob B
>
> I show the following camps or forts..:
> Massachusetts
> Fort Devens Army Airfield Ayer
> Fort Devens Ayer
> Fort Heath Boston (subpost of Fort Banks)
> Fort Ruckman Boston (subpost of Fort Banks)
> Boston Quartermaster Depot Boston
> Fort Warren Boston (subpost of Fort Banks)
> Fort Standish Boston (subpost of Fort Banks)
> Boston Army Base Boston
> Fort Strong Boston (subpost of Fort Banks)
> Fort Duvall Boston (subpost of Fort Banks)
> Fort Andrews Boston
> Westover Field Chicopee Falls
> Fort Dawes Deer Island (Boston) (subpost of Fort
> Banks)
> Otis Field (Camp Edwards) Falmouth
> Camp Edwards Falmouth
> Lovell General Hospital Fort Devens
> Fort Revere Hull (subpost of Fort Banks)
> Fort Rodman New Bedford
> Springfield Armory Springfield
> Watertown Arsenal Watertown
> Fort Banks Winthrop
>
> New Hampshire
> Grenier Field (Manchester Airport) Manchester
> Camp Langdon New Castle
> Fort Constitution New Castle
> Fort Stark Portsmouth
>
> If you need units at a particular camp let me know.....
>
> SSG Paul D. Carrier
> Readiness NCO (63H & 45K)
> Det 2 Co. B 145 SPT BN
> Camp Withycombe, Clackamas OR
>
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