Pepperrell Air Force Base
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For Fort Pepperrell in New England, see Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth § History.
Pepperrell Air Force Base, previously known as Fort Pepperrell, is a decommissioned United States military base located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada which operated from 1941 to 1961.[1]
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Pepperrell Air Force Base | |
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St. John's, Newfoundland | |
Coordinates | 47°35′10″N 52°41′31″W |
Type | Military base |
Site information | |
Owner | Department of Defence |
Operator | United States Air Force 1941 (1941) – 1961 |
Controlled by | United States |
Site history | |
Built | 1941 (1941) |
Built by | United States Army |
In use | 1941 (1941) – present |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | United States Air Force United States Army Air Corps Aerospace Defense Command Northeast Air Command Newfoundland Base Command Eastern Defense Command |
Occupants | 3rd Infantry Regiment 685th Air Warning Squadron 24th Coast Artillery 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment 53rd Coast Artillery 62nd Coast Artillery 6604th Air Base Wing |
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The base was named in honour of Sir William Pepperrell (1696–1759) of Kittery, Maine, commander of a force of 4,200 soldiers and sailors aboard 90 ships, who captured the French seaport at Louisbourg after a 46-day siege on June 16, 1745.