Camp Stoneman

Camp Stoneman was a United States Army facility located in Pittsburg, California.

It served as a major troop staging area for and under the command of the San Francisco Port of Embarkation (SFPOE).

The camp opened May 28, 1942 as a staging point for units deploying to the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II.

[2] The camp was named after George Stoneman, a cavalry commander during the American Civil War and Governor of California.

In addition to being a staging area for troops in transit, the Pacific Coast Transportation Corps Officer Training School was located at the camp.

World War II combat survivors of Company B, 124th Infantry Regiment , 31st Infantry Division , at Camp Stoneman in December 1945
March 21, 1951, view of Pittsburg, California, with Camp Stoneman in the lower left, bordered by Railroad Ave., Contra Costa Canal, and California Street
October 11, 1947, view of Camp Stoneman (rotated horizontal), bordered by Railroad Avenue on west, Contra Costa Canal on the south, and what in 2017 are California Avenue on the north, and Arlington Circle to the east
1945 sketch of Camp Stoneman identifying Railroad Avenue and Bliss Avenue (other streets have new names)
Camp Stoneman Gate 1, at what is now 2527 Railroad Avenue, looking east. The pylon on the left is now one block east, in a park at Harbor Street and Presidio Lane.