Author: Information and Education Branch, Camp Stoneman
Title: Welcome. San Francisco Port of Embarcation. Camp Stoneman
Description: S. l. (Pittsburg, California), Information and Education Branch, Camp Stoneman, 1945. First Edition. First edition, n. d. (1945); 6 x 4 1/2; pp. [1], 3-31; off-white pictorial wraps; illustrated with cartoon drawings and a centerfold map; small chips to lower corners of wraps; closed cuts to tips of spine and minor loss of paper along it; in good to very good condition. Aimed at soldiers returning home after WWII, the orientation guide outlined and humorously illustrated for them the rules of conduct at Camp Stoneman, including appearance, chow, recreation activities, money handling, and so on. Camp Stoneman, in Pittsburg, in the San Francisco Bay Area, was a US Army facility, used as a major staging area for troops during both WWII and the Korean War. The camp would also house prisoners of war. Good .

Keywords: Wwii, California


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