Fort Slocum/Davids Island

I'm a veteran who spent 18 months at Fort Slocum in the early 60's. I'm trying to find anyone in New Rochelle that has some names of people that worked or lived there in the 1960's. Another vet recently contacted me to find out how we could find someone that remembered names of either military or civilians that were there between 1960 and 1965, when it closed.

FSVet wrote:

I'm a veteran who spent 18 months at Fort Slocum in the early 60's. I'm trying to find anyone in New Rochelle that has some names of people that worked or lived there in the 1960's. Another vet recently contacted me to find out how we could find someone that remembered names of either military or civilians that were there between 1960 and 1965, when it closed.

I went to school at Blessed Sacrament with the Castellanos,(Col) LaRocca(Major). They would take the ferry and the bus up to school. If you go on Ancestry.com you can look up names on the Census.
My cousin married a GI stationed there in the 50's.

mrssweets wrote:

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I went to school at Blessed Sacrament with the Castellanos,(Col) LaRocca(Major). They would take the ferry and the bus up to school. If you go on Ancestry.com you can look up names on the Census.
My cousin married a GI stationed there in the 50's.

Hey Coleen
I remember Cynthia but can't remember the first name of the other girl - I think she had blonde hair.
Carol

My sister, Pat Teague Harrell, worked at Fort Slocum. She met her husband, Bill Harrell, there.

Carol424 wrote:

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Hey Coleen
I remember Cynthia but can't remember the first name of the other girl - I think she had blonde hair.
Carol

Angela

My Dad was stationed there in the late 40's, met my mother in New Rochelle, and they were married in the Chapel on the island.
There are a few gentlemen working on the records from Fort Slocum, and if you google it, their sites will come up. You can also contact Barbara Davis, and the New Rochelle Library to find more information and get contact emails.
Harold

mrssweets wrote:

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Angela

Thanks..:)

I would like to locate, former U.S. Military personal, of all branches, when Ft. Slocum was a holding and detention center, for U.S. Military criminals, 1950's era? Please respond.

My dad was an MP there in the late 40's and transported the Military criminals during that time. I will try to put you in touch with some of those that are coordinating Fort Slocum history.
William Waterhouose is in charge of the Fort Slocum Historical Society

American Pie wrote:

I would like to locate, former U.S. Military personal, of all branches, when Ft. Slocum was a holding and detention center, for U.S. Military criminals, 1950's era? Please respond.

You can also try this link:
http://www.milhist.net/fortslocum/

mrssweets wrote:

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Angela

Donna LaRocca & I shared an apartment at one time. Her father was such a gentleman. Anyone know what happened to them?

I was there during the time that Col. Nealon and family were there.(1961-63) He was Deputy Post Commander.
I was in the Headquarters Co. 1207 Garrison, where all the cooks, MP's, boat crew, medics, and other personnel were.
I am in contact with others from the Information School as well.

Bill Waterhouse

I have found a DVD copy of the movie about the schools at Fort Slocum on Amazon.com taken by the Army Pictorial Service in early 1961 or '62.
Please contact me for more information.
Bill Waterhouse

haroldc11 wrote:

You can also try this link:
http://www.milhist.net/fortslocum/

Thankyou...as soon as I can

If anybody is interested, there is a new (2008) DVD copy of a 30 minute movie made by the Army in the early 1960's, about Fort Slocum, available from Amazon.com for $14.95 plus postage.
If you live in the New Rochelle area, call Barbara Davis at the Library next week and you can probably look at her copy, which I donated recently.
3/14/09

We have a Facebook website called "Fort Slocum Friends" with photos from the earlier days and the 2007 and '08 visits.
FYI, Don Nealon, son of Lt. Col. Nealon died at age 60 on July 1, 2009. He was a teenager in the early 1960's.

When I came to America a singing group called "Up With People" had something to do with the Island....I was over there many times.....made friends with a gentleman named "Lance Odell" who used to run the ferry years before when the army was there....did you know him?

FS Vet wrote:

We have a Facebook website called "Fort Slocum Friends" with photos from the earlier days and the 2007 and '08 visits.
FYI, Don Nealon, son of Lt. Col. Nealon died at age 60 on July 1, 2009. He was a teenager in the early 1960's.

There is talk of a ceremony on Nov. 11, 2009 at Glen Island to honor the veterans that were at Fort Slocum. I will add details when they become available.

Post it when you have it.....I live about 2 hours away from New Rochelle and now a days I dont go there too much....its like visiting a third world nation....but please post...would be great to come.

FS Vet wrote:

There is talk of a ceremony on Nov. 11, 2009 at Glen Island to honor the veterans that were at Fort Slocum. I will add details when they become available.

Knew 2 kids from the fort....Herb Smith and Julie
Andrews class of '61 at NRHS. Anyone remember them?