I believe the camp you speak of in northern NH is in Jefferson or Bethlehem.
I seem to recall seeing a sign up there at one time.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Pete & Renee Davis <pandr@cybertours.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] WW II Military training camps in NH ??
> 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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