15 Aug 1914
United States
United States
- Joachim Ribbentrop boarded the passenger ship The Potsdam at Hoboken, New Jersey, United States for Germany. ww2dbase [Joachim von Ribbentrop | Hoboken, New Jersey | CPC]
18 Oct 1917
United States
United States
- Douglas MacArthur departed from Hoboken, New Jersey, United States for France for WW1 action aboard USS Covington. ww2dbase [Douglas MacArthur | Hoboken, New Jersey | CPC]
14 Jun 1919
United States
United States
- Joseph Rochefort was promoted to the rank of temporary ensign as he completed the Navy Steam-Engineering Training School hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. ww2dbase [Joseph Rochefort | Hoboken, New Jersey | CPC]
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