Pine Camp, now Fort Drum, in the 1930s and 40s - North …
WEBPine Camp, a military base in Jefferson County, started in 1908. It was renamed Camp Drum in 1951, and finally Fort Drum in 1974. At all stages it was used for winter military training and was home to the 10th Mountain Division. Here is a collection of photos taken at Pine Camp between 1930 and 1950.
Fort Drum - Wikipedia
WEBPine Camp. In 1908, Major General Frederick Dent Grant was sent to the Pine Camp region to train with 2,000 regulars and 8,000 militia. Grant, the son of Ulysses S. Grant, former United States president and Civil War general, found Pine Plains to be ideal for military exercises.
History :: Fort Drum - U.S. Army Garrisons
WEBIn 1951, Pine Camp became Camp Drum -- named after Lt. Gen. Hugh A. Drum, who commanded the First Army during World War II. During and after the Korean Conflict, a number of units were...
10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum - U.S. Army Center …
WEBWith the expansion of nearby Pine Camp, the need for Madison Barracks declined. They were declared surplus in 1945 and abandoned in 1947, never to be used again for military purposes. ... 1907, the New York Nation Guard made a temporary camp near the area known as Pine Plains and named it Camp Hughes after New York's governor at …
Old Photos Give Historians Better Picture Of Fort Drum - WWNY
WEBMay 13, 2019 · Fort Drum was known as Pine Camp back then. The museum had no pictures of 0-38 planes until the daughter of Leonard Osobone, a former solider, donated photos from her dad's scrapbook. "These...
Family's old scrapbooks a treasure trove of Ft. Drum history
WEBMar 12, 2018 · The cultural resources staff at the northern New York home of the Army's 10th Mountain Division says sisters Carol Reed and Laura Rozell have six scrapbooks of photos, newspaper clippings and...
10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum - U.S. Army …
WEBin 1907, the New York Nation Guard made a temporary camp near the area known as Pine Plains and named it Camp Hughes after New York's governor at the time. The site was deemed ideal...
Local veteran reflects on Pine Camp tank training, WWII survival
WEBJun 19, 2014 · Cambron had just learned how to drive a Sherman tank through the woods of a remote training area in northern New York called Pine Camp. "You ever use the escape hatch?" the man asked him.
Pine Camp (1908) - The Historical Marker Database
WEBNov 13, 2017 · With the success of the summer maneuvers at Camp Hughes, a permanent training area formally known as Pine Camp was founded. (A historical marker located in Fort Drum in Jefferson County, New York.)
New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center
WEBThe facility, then known as Pine Camp, opened its doors in 1908. The camp was used by American troops to practice tactical maneuvers during peacetime, and eventually saw further development leading up to the nation’s entrance into the Second World War.