CPS Camp Number 130

CPS Camp Number 130

Technical Agency: Training School

Summary:

CPS Unit No. 130, a Training School unit at the Maine State Training School located in Pownall, Maine operated by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), opened in February 1944. When AFSC withdrew from CPS in March 1946, Selective Service operated the unit until it closed in July 1946. The men served as attendants and in other roles at the school.

CPS Camp No. 130
CPS Camp No. 130
The Pacifist Esperantist Bulletin was published by the men at Camp 130 from May 1944 through September 1947.
Digital image from the American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG 002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Units:

* Map shows general location of units

  • Location: Pownal, Maine | Opened: February 1944 | Closed: July 1946