Camp Myles Standish | |
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Taunton, Massachusetts | |
Coordinates | 41°56′52.38″N 71°7′56.66″W / 41.9478833°N 71.1324056°W |
Site information | |
Owner | Massachusetts |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
Built by | United States Army |
In use | 1942–1948 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Taunton, Massachusetts |
Occupants | U.S. Army |
Camp Myles Standish was a U.S. Army camp located in Taunton, Massachusetts, during World War II. It was the main staging area for the Boston Port of Embarkation,[1] with about a million U.S. and Allied soldiers passing through the camp on their way overseas or returning for demobilization after the war. It was also a prisoner-of-war camp. Immediately after the war, it was considered as a candidate site for the United Nations Headquarters.