Fort Slocum/Davids Island

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.

I remember Don. He went to BSS. he was a year or so ahead of me. Then we had LaRocca and Castagnetta(spelling).
My cousin met her husband at Ft. Slocum in the early 1950's.

Jeanne wrote:

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

Cynthia went to one of the St. Gab's reunions.

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.

Hi I represent the Ft Slocum Alumni & Friends. Pls email at michaelacavanaugh@earthlink.ne t; visit our website at www.home.earthlink.net/~michaelacavanaugh .

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.

Any luck? During the 50's it Ft SLocum had the Chaplain School & Info School. In 1945 it was a rehab center for court-martialed soldiers; is this the period you mean? For more info, michaelacavanaugh@earthlink.ne t

New Rochelle Guy wrote:

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.
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Revised date: Mon 9 NOv 10:30 at Ossie Davis Theater, New Rochelle Public Library; probably 2 hours. michaelacavanaugh@earthlink.ne t

Hi all,
All alum are welcome to affiliate with Ft SLocum ALumni & Friends; just email me at michaelacavanaugh@earthlink.ne t. Visit the website at www.home.earthlink.net/~michaelacavanaugh .
As previously noted, the US Army Corps of Engineers will be rolling out a new, pro-level website, not on Veterans Day but on the previous Monday, 9 Nov, at 10:30 AM at the Ossie Davis Theater in the New Rochelle Public Library, 1 Library Plaza downtown NR.

I hope to meet a few of you in November when and if they have the ceremony. I heard it may be November 9th?

haroldc11 wrote:

I hope to meet a few of you in November when and if they have the ceremony. I heard it may be November 9th?

Harold, It will be held on Monday, November 9th at 10:30 AM in the theater at the NR Public Library.

Yes, I knew Julie, who was a couple of years older, and her younger sister Jo. I have located Jo recently via Facebook. Write to me at mdmorrissey@t-online.de -- I'd like to throw some more names at you...

I could provide some names of military and civilians on Ft. Slocum in the 1963-1965 time frame. Feel free to contact me at luvswine@hotmail.com.

My family lived at Fort Slocum in the late 1950"s. Col. Nealon was deputy commander and Col. Jackson was Commander. My father, Thomas J Moran was Information Officer. My sister and I went to Blessed Sacrament, rode the ferry with Captain Mike (before the new ferry with radar). Our apartment was near the water tower. We were friends with the Manions, Keefes.

Did you know a Lance Odell?

Pat Moran Fedor wrote:

My family lived at Fort Slocum in the late 1950"s. Col. Nealon was deputy commander and Col. Jackson was Commander. My father, Thomas J Moran was Information Officer. My sister and I went to Blessed Sacrament, rode the ferry with Captain Mike (before the new ferry with radar). Our apartment was near the water tower. We were friends with the Manions, Keefes.

The new Fort Slocum Friends is now on Facebook for any alumni, military or civilian to join.
Welcome home.

Pat Moran Fedor wrote:

My family lived at Fort Slocum in the late 1950"s. Col. Nealon was deputy commander and Col. Jackson was Commander. My father, Thomas J Moran was Information Officer. My sister and I went to Blessed Sacrament, rode the ferry with Captain Mike (before the new ferry with radar). Our apartment was near the water tower. We were friends with the Manions, Keefes.

Barbara Nealon Renaud is on our Facebook site "Fort Slocum"

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all those veterans, family members and civilian employees that have fond memories of Fort Slocum on Davids Island.