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Sandy Hook People
Most of the people of Sandy Hook
worked for the U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Lighthouse Service, and
U.S. Life-Saving Service. These people also had families who lived,
shopped and attended school within the peninsula.
Fort Hancock Between Wars
While the population of Fort Hancock was reduced during peacetime, the
Fort was still an active Army post. In addition to soldiers firing large
cannon and railway guns, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the
Citizens Military Training Camp (CMTC) brought young men to Fort Hancock
in the 1920s and 1930s. Below are their stories.
Andrew Daino,
Civilian Conservation Corps, pdf
Al
Zwiezek, 52nd Coast Artillery, (Railway guns), pdf
World War II at Fort Hancock
World War II saw Fort Hancock's peacetime population of approximately
800 swell to 12,000 soldiers by 1945. Below are the stories of some of
those who served both in the military and civilians employees.
Carl Erickson, U.S. Coast Guard, pdf
May Siciliano, pdf
Seymour Kurtz, pdf
William Conover, pdf
Loretta Reilly Hoffman, Women's Army Corps
(Audio-Visual
file hosted by Monmouth University on Real Player)
Julian
Jones, Civilian draftsmen, pdf
Robert Truesdale, new Army draftee, pdf
Herman Warnke, 245th Coast Artillery, pdf
Cold War at Fort Hancock
During the Cold War, the U.S. Army defended cities from air attack.
At Fort Hancock and across the nation, this was accomplished first with
anti-aircraft guns and then with Nike Missiles. These Surface-to-Air
(SAM) missiles protected New York City from 1954-1974. Click on a link
below for the stories of the soldiers who manned these weapons.
Jerry
Bouiseau, Nike Missiles, pdf
Kenneth Colburn, Anti-Aircraft guns, pdf
Paul Cavise and Bill Fabian,
Nike Missiles, pdf
Phil Duffy,
N.J. National Guard, pdf
Dorothy
Johnson, Officer's wife, pdf
Clifford Morgan, Nike Missiles, pdf
John McKenna,
Nike Missiles, pdf
Gary Peal,
Nike Missiles, pdf
Don Wood, Nike Missiles, pdf
Fort Hancocks Children
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Ch ildren
at Fort Hancock (25 photos)
Historic images of Fort Hancock, NJ from the Gateway NRA Museum
Collection.
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Hundreds of children lived at Fort Hancock in the eighty years that the
Army Post was active. Here are some of their stories.
Bernard
Duze, son of Post Tailor, pdf
Harry Hanna, lived on Officers' Row, pdf
Al
Germaine, lived on Sgt's Row, pdf
Hank
Sandlass, Sandless Beach Club, pdf 
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