Red Cross workers waving to troops aboard an Army transport leaving the Boston Port of Embarkation.The Port of Embarkation in the Overseas Supply System: 1942.Army ports: Passengers and tons of cargo embarked during the period December 1941 – August 1945.
The Boston Port of Embarkation (BPOE) was a United States Army command responsible for the movement of troops and supplies from the United States to overseas commands. In World War I it was a sub-port of the New York Port of Embarkation. During World War II it became an independent Port of Embarkation with the second greatest number of passengers embarked and third greatest tonnage of cargo embarked by east coast Ports of Embarkation. In passengers it was exceeded on the east coast only by New York and in cargo only by New York and the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation. Within three months after entry of the United States into World War II Boston was being established as a sub-port of New York.[note 1] With establishment of the United States Army Transportation Corps in March 1942 the Boston sub-port became the independent Boston Port of Embarkation.
The Boston Army Base, preexisting the establishment of the POE, was a major component of the port. The cargo only sub-port at Searsport, Maine was a sub-port of the Boston POE specializing in ammunition and explosives. Camp Myles Standish, a component of the Boston POE, was the main staging area for troops. Other facilities under the command included Camp Curtis Guild, Camp McKay and the Maynard Ammunition Storage Depot.
Cite error: There are <ref group=note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=note}} template (see the help page).
and 21 Related for: Boston Port of Embarkation information
The BostonPortofEmbarkation (BPOE) was a United States Army command responsible for the movement of troops and supplies from the United States to overseas...
sub-ports were at Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia and the Canadian portsof Halifax, Montreal and St. Johns. The World War I portofembarkation was disestablished...
During World War II the camp was one of the embarkation camps under the command of the BostonPortofEmbarkation. During World War I, the site was leased...
Massachusetts, during World War II. It was the main staging area for the BostonPortofEmbarkation, with about a million U.S. and Allied soldiers passing through...
tractor-drawn). Arrived in France 3 April 1945; returned via BostonPortofEmbarkation 13 December 1945. Inactivated 14 December 1945 at Camp Myles Standish...
Battalion. Departed BostonPortofEmbarkation 1 July 1944; arrived in England 8 July 1944. Moved to France and the European Theater of Operations 28 September...
Returned to Bostonportofembarkation 18 December 1945 and inactivated the next day. The 991st Field Artillery Battalion departed the New York portof embarkation...
Departed Bostonportofembarkation 7 April 1944; arrived in England 16 April 1944. Arrived in France 18 July 1944, served in the European Theater of Operations...
France 15 August 1944; entered Germany 31 March 1945. Returned to BostonPortofEmbarkation. Inactivated 15 October 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts...
command that was the San Francisco PortofEmbarkation and an element of that command. The San Francisco PortofEmbarkation assumed responsibility for the...
December 1943 for winter training. The 4th AD sailed from the BostonPortofEmbarkation on 29 December 1943. They arrived in England for more training...
for training Savannah AAB, Georgia, 28 January – c. 20 May 1942 BostonPortofEmbarkation, 25–27 May 1942 London, United Kingdom, 18 June 1942 Camp Griffiss...
location was Bleicherode, Germany. It returned to the US at the BostonPortofEmbarkation on 7 October 1945. The 81st earned the following campaign credits:...
Artillery Battalion (Antiaircraft) (Automatic Weapons). Departed BostonPortofEmbarkation 28 April 1943; arrived in North Africa 12 May 1943; moved to Italy...
overseas movement at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts. It left the BostonPortofEmbarkation on 21 October, and arrived in the UK on 1 November. It was redesignated...
Division), left the BostonPortofEmbarkation 23 November 1944, arrived Southampton 4 December 1944. 661st Tank Destroyer Battalion of the 63rd Infantry...
Global Information
