"Within days of their arrival, the group selected an area near St. John's known as Pleasantville for an army base." Constructed by US forces from May 1941, Fort Pepperrell was "later named Fort Pepperrell in honour of Sir William Pepperrell, an Anglo-American soldier who led American colonists in the capture of the fortress of Louisbourg in 1745"; "in 1958 it was announced that the base would be phased out and the American military officially withdrew in August 1961," and the neighbourhood took back its earlier name as the buildings reverted to civilian use. source
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- A Splendid Boy
Melanie Martin
“"Please contact the Royal Newfoundland Regiment office in Pleasantville by the 30th of May to confirm your attendance." The chapter is headed 'June 1981 / St. John's, Newfoundla…”