US APO 677 UNIT 3 NEW YORK – HOPEDALE, LABRADOR
APO 677 opened in 1942 and was located at Goose Bay, Labrador. Unit 3 of APO 677 may have been located at Hopedale, Labrador. It would have served the Americans there in the interim until the opening of APO 439 in 1959. Unit 5 of APO 677 was located at Frobisher Bay. The following Unit Designations may have been used to number the full APO’s when they opened in 1959 as follows: Unit 1 (APO 432 Cape Warwick, Resolution Island), Unit 2 (APO 433 Cartwright), Unit 3 (APO 434 Hopedale), Unit 4 (APO 439 Saglek) and Unit 5 (APO 440 Frobisher Bay)
Opened: late 1950’s (Parent Office New York)
Closed: early 1960’s
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Kevin O’Reilly made this detail available for use on the Pinetree Line web site in December, 1998. He would like to communicate with anyone on this topic and he would appreciate receiving information about this aspect of the Pinetree Line. Kevin can be reached at:
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