St. Anthony, NF

1962 – APO 370 New York – Kevin O’Reilly

US APO 370 NEW YORK – ST. ANTHONY, NEWFOUNDLAND

Latitude:
51 degrees 21 minutes North

Longitude:
55 degrees 35 minutes West

Origin of Name:

Name given to a point on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River on St. Anthony;s day, June 13, 1534, by Jacques Cartier. The name was later transferred to the northeast tip of the island of Newfoundland.

Opened: July 1, 1962 (Parent Office New York)

------------January 1, 1965 (changed to APO 09370)

Units Suspected:
921^st Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron
921^st Det #1 Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron, Fox Harbour, Labrador
921^st Det #2 Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron, La Scie, Newfoundland

Postal Markings:
No postal markings reported.

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:

xcarc@ssimicro.com