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for Sampson Naval Training Station (Sampson, N.Y.)
Biography"On 13 May 1942 construction was announced for a second military installation in Seneca County (...). The Station finally covered 2535 acres (...). About 4-5,000 Navy personnel operated and maintained the Station. A total of 411,429 Naval Recruits were trained there during the three and one-half years of operation. On 15 September 1945 Sampson was opened as a sepatation center, by the beginning of October, three of the five recruit-training sections were closed, and its training career ended 1 November. The Separation Center planned to discharge 100 men daily but was averaging 300 to 400 daily. By the end of October 13,000 had been processed. The 65,00th discharge was on 25 March 1946. The last discharge was early April 46 and the Center was closed." -- https://dmna.ny.gov/forts/fortsQ_S/sampsonNavalTrainingBase.htm
