American Lake, Washington Camp Lewis was established in July 1917 as the training camp for the 91st “Wild West” Infantry Division of the National Army, which was comprised of inducted men from at least fourteen states, the greatest contributors of which were California, Washington, and Montana. The 91st occupied the camp from August 1917 – […]
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Louisville, Kentucky Camp Zachary Taylor was established in July 1917 as the training camp for the new 84th “Railsplitters” Infantry Division of the National Army. The first inducted men arrived in September 1917 and the states with the largest number of men represented were Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, and Ohio. When the 84th mobilized for Europe […]
Spartanburg, South Carolina Camp Wadsworth was was established in July 1917 to serve as the training camp for the 27th “New York” Infantry Division. The 27th was primarily comprised of 30,000 men from New York National Guard units who arrived in September 1917, but also included inducted men from at least twelve states – the […]
Little Rock, Arkansas Camp Pike was established as a training camp for the 87th “Golden Acorn” Infantry Division of the National Army in July 1917, which occupied the camp from August 1917 – June 1918. Inducted men largely came from nine states, the largest contributor of inductees being Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, and Alabama. After […]