Fremington Army Camp
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Fremington Training Camp is a military camp in the village of Fremington
, Devon
, England, which was used as a base to train the United States Army Air Corps
. It was originally located there to be within easy marching distance from the railway station at the Quay. The site was used by the US Army's 313th Station Hospital for post-D-Day
rehabilitation, with room for 2,000 patients. It started receiving casualties on 20 July 1944.
It complemented the Royal Marines
and Royal Air Force presence at Royal Marines Base Chivenor
, situated a mile (2 km) northwards on the opposite bank of the River Taw
, and the Amphibious Trials and Training Unit of the Royal Marines
at Arromanches Camp, Instow, 2 miles (4 km) to the west.
In 2009 the camp was closed due to its severely outdated nature, and the opportunity to re-develop the land.
Fremington, Devon
Fremington is a village and civil parish in North Devon three miles west of Barnstaple. It was formerly a borough that sent members to Parliament in the reign of Edward III. The parish includes the neighbouring villages of Bickington and Yelland, the latter only asserting its identity as separate...
, Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England, which was used as a base to train the United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Corps
The United States Army Air Corps was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. Renamed from the Air Service on 2 July 1926, it was part of the United States Army and the predecessor of the United States Army Air Forces , established in 1941...
. It was originally located there to be within easy marching distance from the railway station at the Quay. The site was used by the US Army's 313th Station Hospital for post-D-Day
D-Day
D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. "D-Day" often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred; see Military designation of days and hours for similar...
rehabilitation, with room for 2,000 patients. It started receiving casualties on 20 July 1944.
It complemented the Royal Marines
Royal Marines
The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines , are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service...
and Royal Air Force presence at Royal Marines Base Chivenor
Royal Marines Base Chivenor
Royal Marines Base Chivenor is a British military base used primarily by the Royal Marines. It is situated on the northern shore of the Taw estuary, adjacent to the South West Coast Path, on the north coast of Devon, England....
, situated a mile (2 km) northwards on the opposite bank of the River Taw
River Taw
The River Taw rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor. It reaches the Bristol Channel away on the north coast of Devon at a joint estuary mouth which it shares with the River Torridge.-Watercourse:...
, and the Amphibious Trials and Training Unit of the Royal Marines
Royal Marines
The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines , are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service...
at Arromanches Camp, Instow, 2 miles (4 km) to the west.
In 2009 the camp was closed due to its severely outdated nature, and the opportunity to re-develop the land.