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'''Oceanside Army Camp''' is a location in the [[:category:Eden Pond Series|Eden Pond Series]].
'''Oceanside''' is a location in the [[:category:Eden Pond Series|Eden Pond Series]].


==Details==
==Details==
Located on Cape Meares, the Oceanside Army Camp was formally a tourist resort that fell on hard times due to the Great Depression. At the start of World War II, the U.S. Army established a training camp here.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://beachconnection.net/news/osidehist093016_401.php|title= Curious History of Oceanside Part 2: WW II, Lighthouse on Oregon Coast}}</ref>
Located south of Cape Meares on the Oregon Coast, Oceanside is a small resort town. During World War II, the U.S. Army <ref>{{cite web|url= https://beachconnection.net/news/osidehist093016_401.php|title= Curious History of Oceanside Part 2: WW II, Lighthouse on Oregon Coast}}</ref> used the town as a base for an Army Corps of Engineers squad and elements of the 104th Cavalry Regiment, which performed various defense duties on the Oregon coast during the war.


Preliminary evidence suggests the camp may have been home to shore patrol outpost of the 104th Cavalry Regiment, but further research is necessary.
The body of [[Harry Pond]] was found on [[Short Beach]] north of the small town.


The body of [[Harry Pond]] was found on [[Short Beach]], about a mile north of Oceanside.
==Appearances==
* [[Tillamook Guerrillas]]


==Appearances==
==Related Locations==
* [[Tillamook Guerillas]]
* [[Short Beach]]
* [[Radar Station B-25]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 13 January 2022

Oceanside is a location in the Eden Pond Series.

Details

Located south of Cape Meares on the Oregon Coast, Oceanside is a small resort town. During World War II, the U.S. Army [1] used the town as a base for an Army Corps of Engineers squad and elements of the 104th Cavalry Regiment, which performed various defense duties on the Oregon coast during the war.

The body of Harry Pond was found on Short Beach north of the small town.

Appearances

Related Locations

References