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[[Camp Merritt]] was initially designated as the Embarkation Camp for the Hoboken Port of Embarkation but it soon became clear that it could not handle the numbers of troops required and in the spring of 1918 [[Camp Mills]] and [[Camp Upton]] were added. As the embarkment rate reached 10,000 troops per day additional camps in the area were pressed into service | [[Camp Merritt]] was initially designated as the Embarkation Camp for the Hoboken Port of Embarkation but it soon became clear that it could not handle the numbers of troops required and in the spring of 1918 [[Camp Mills]] and [[Camp Upton]] were added. As the embarkment rate reached 10,000 troops per day additional camps in the area were pressed into service | ||
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* [[Camp Merritt]] - Primary camp | * [[Camp Merritt]] - Primary camp | ||
* [[Camp Mills]] - Secondary camp | * [[Camp Mills]] - Secondary camp | ||
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* [[Camp Crane]] - Auxiliary camp | * [[Camp Crane]] - Auxiliary camp | ||
* [[Mineola Aviation Camp]] - Auxiliary camp | * [[Mineola Aviation Camp]] - Auxiliary camp | ||
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At the end of the war in November 1918 the port became a debarkation and demobilization center until it was abandoned in 1919. | At the end of the war in November 1918 the port became a debarkation and demobilization center until it was abandoned in 1919. | ||
Revision as of 17:37, 5 February 2014
Hoboken Port of Embarkation (1917-1919) - A U.S. Army World War I Port of Embarkation established in 1917 in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. Abandoned in 1919.
World War I
One of two primary U.S. Army Ports of Embarkation (Newport News Port of Embarkation and Hoboken Port of Embarkation) established in 1917 to process, men, equipment, supplies and animals for water transport to Europe for use during World War I. Some embarkation took place at ports from Halifax to Charleston and included every port in between.
Camp Merritt was initially designated as the Embarkation Camp for the Hoboken Port of Embarkation but it soon became clear that it could not handle the numbers of troops required and in the spring of 1918 Camp Mills and Camp Upton were added. As the embarkment rate reached 10,000 troops per day additional camps in the area were pressed into service
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At the end of the war in November 1918 the port became a debarkation and demobilization center until it was abandoned in 1919.
| Assumed | Relieved | Rank | Name | Cullum | Notes |
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| 1917-04-01 | 1918-09-09 | Major General | Shanks, David C. | 3053 | |
| 1918-12-05 | 1920-04 | Major General | Shanks, David C. | 3053 | |
| Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy. | |||||
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Location:Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. Maps & Images Lat: 40.7518086 Long: -74.0236473 |
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