Talk:Camp Ross

Confusion regarding Army Port of Embarkation

An Army Port of Embarkation was not equivalent to the port city or other port for which it is named. They were Army commands that encompassed port facilities such as piers and warehouses and rail yards, open storage areas (vehicles and such) and significantly embarkation/staging camps that housed and processed troops during a brief stay (3 to 11 days) during which their individual equipment was checked and completed if lacking, final training (including shipboard related) and final medical check. Most importantly, the command managed the flow of everything passing through the port from origin to destination. Early in the war troops and equipment arrived before ships were available creating nightmare congestion. As a result the Port Commander (a Transportation Corps general officer) was responsible for notifying points of origin for troops and equipment (including factories) when to ship and had a representative aboard ships to their destination. Army troop ships had a Transport Commander as the port's representative in command of all passengers while embarked. The redirect for "Los Angeles Port of Embarkation" to one of its camps is a blunder. The camp's page needs focus on the camp's mission and operation with information on the POE migration to a specific article. Palmeira (talk) 16:27, 21 September 2021 (UTC)