Re: [MV] WW II Military training camps in NH ??

From: Pete & Renee Davis (pandr@cybertours.com)
Date: Fri May 11 2001 - 18:36:02 PDT


The Mountain Division was also stationed at Fort Ethan Allen in Jericho, VT.
I had to make a couple of deliveries there when I drove for a small freight
outfit near Burlington. One of the shipments consisted of boxes of night
vision goggles, and the count was one box short. The officer in charge was
not very happy. I distinctly remember seeing several of those articulated
Haaglund snow machines in the motor pool.

GE also test fired the miniguns they made in South Burlington at Fort Ethan
Allen. They set them up under corrugated sheet metal awnings and chewed holes
in a gravel bank. I got to hear one once. Imagine the fastest drum roll you
ever heard, using sledge hammers on a boiler. Wouldn't want to be on the
wrong end of that.

Pete Davis
pandr@cybertours.com

Thomas M McHugh wrote:

> Ken,
>
> The Army has & had many bases that were Camps in the 50s & 60s. Forts
> in the 60s & 70s. Now camps again for a few.
>
> Camp Pickett VA in 50s I believe was upgraded later.
>
> Camp Drum NY (Pine Camp) was then upgraded to Fort Drum & the Mountain
> Division was stationed there full time.
>
> I am sure there are many more.
>
> Tom McHugh, NJ
> 52 M38A1
> MVPA, MTA
>
> On Fri, 11 May 2001 01:44:08 EDT Recovry4x4@aol.com writes:
> > It was my understanding that Forts were Army and Camps were Marines.
> > Now I
> > don't know!
> >
> > Kenneth Engle
> > Loxahatchee, FL
> > '52 Stude M-275 tractor
> > '78 Casemaster Pioneer Tool Trailer
> > Recovry4x4@aol.com
> >
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