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On May 15, 1961, the last American forces departed Pepperrell AFB when the United States Army Transportation Terminal Command Arctic closed its headquarters. On August 10, 1961, the American flag was lowered at Pepperrell AFB and the Union Jack and the Canadian Red Ensign were raised as the base property was transferred back to the Crown.
There were 11 prisoners of war base camps, 22 POW branch camps, 3 POW hospitals, 3 enemy alien internment camps and 4 POW cemeteries in Oklahoma during World War II. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] On July 1, 1961, the 577th Strategic Missile Squadron was activated at Altus Air Force Base and established twelve missile silo sites in a 40-mile radius ...
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Amchitka Air Force Base: Rat Islands: Alaska: 1948 Closed Andrews Air Force Base: Camp Springs: Maryland: 2009 Realigned as part of Joint Base Andrews [2] Anniston Air Force Base: Talladega: Alabama: 1952 Closed Ardmore Air Force Base: Ardmore: Oklahoma: 1959 Closed Atterbury Air Force Base: Columbus: Indiana: 1954 Redesignated as Bakalar Air ...
6611th Air Base Group, 1951–1957: Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland; 6604th Air Base Wing, 1951–1957. Sondrestrom AB, Greenland; 6621st Air Base Squadron, 1951 Re-designated: 6621st Air Base Group, 1955–1957. Thule AB, Greenland; 6622d Air Base Squadron, 1951 Re-designated: 6612th Air Base Group, 1952 Re-designated: 6607th Air Base Wing, 1954 ...
222d Army Air Forces Base Unit Later: Ardmore Air Force Base (IATA: ADM, ICAO: KADM) Now: Ardmore Municipal Airport; Third Air Force. Muskogee Army Airfield, Muskogee 349th Army Air Forces Base Unit Now: Davis Field; Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City Joint Use USAAF/Civil Airport 348th Army Air Forces Base Unit Now Will Rogers World Airport ...
On 1 May 1941 part of Battery D, 52nd Coast Artillery (Railway) Regiment arrived at Fort Pepperrell with two 8-inch M1888 railway guns, initially emplaced at Signal Hill. At some point in 1942-43 they moved to Red Cliff. [12] [13] In the summer of 1941, USS Prairie (AD-15) deployed to Argentia to house flag headquarters for the base.
List of military installations in Newfoundland & Labrador Name Location Operator Branch Date Coordinates Ref; Allan's Island Radar Station: Allan's Island