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Pepperrell Air Force Base | |
|---|---|
| St. John's, Newfoundland | |
      Insignia of units assigned to Pepperrell Air Force Base | |
  Pepperrell Air Force Base Location on Newfoundland | |
| Coordinates | 47°35′10″N 52°41′31″W / 47.58611°N 52.69194°W |
| Type | Military base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Department of Defence |
| Operator |  United States Air Force1941 – 1961 |
| Controlled by | United States |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| Built by |  United States Army |
| In use | 1941 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | United States Air Force United States Army Air Corps Aerospace Defense Command Northeast Air Command Newfoundland Base Command Eastern Defense Command |
| Occupants | 3rd Infantry Regiment 685th Air Warning Squadron 24th Coast Artillery 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment 53rd Coast Artillery 62nd Coast Artillery 6604th Air Base Wing |
Pepperrell Air Force Base, previously known as Fort Pepperrell, is a decommissioned United States military base located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada which operated from 1941 to 1961.[1]
The base was named in honour of Sir William Pepperrell (1696–1759) of Kittery, Maine, commander of a force of 4,200 soldiers and sailors aboard 90 ships, who captured the French seaport at Louisbourg after a 46-day siege on June 16, 1745.