COOL VINTAGE U.S. ARMY CAMP FORREST TENNESSEE FELT PENNANTVERY NICE

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COOL VINTAGE U.S. ARMY CAMP FORREST TENNESSEE FELT PENNANTVERY NICE:
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A HISTORY OF CAMP FORREST FROM GOOGLE....The camp, named afterCivil WarcavalryConfederateGeneralNathan Bedford Forrest, was originally named Camp Peay. Camp Peay was named after theTennessee GovernorAustin Peayand built in Tullahoma as aNational GuardCamp in 1926. Camp Peay covered 1,040 acres (4.2km²). Camp Forrest covered 85,000 acres (340km²) located just beyond the old Camp Peay.

The camp was a training area for infantry, artillery, engineer, signal organizations, and cooks. It also served as a hospital center and temporary encampment area for troops during maneuvers. Major GeneralGeorge Pattonbrought his2nd Armored DivisionfromFort Benning,Georgiafor maneuvers.

William Northern Field, an air training base, was an addition used as a training site for crews of four-enginedB-24bombers of the Army Air Forces.

Incoming troops had amenities typical of military installations of the era; these included service clubs, guest houses, a library, post exchanges, a post office, hospital facilities, a chapel, theater, and barracks buildings. The camp was also home toRed Crossand Army Emergency Relief facilities. Recreation facilities included swimming, archery, tennis, a sports arena and a nine-hole golf course.

Camp Forrest officially became aprisoner of war campon May 12, 1942. The camp housed Italian and German POWs. Prisoners became laborers at Camp Forrest in the hospitals and on farms in the local community. The camp also heldJapanese,GermanandItalianAmerican civilians who were arrested at the outbreak of the war under a program called \"Alien Enemy Control.\" Many of these internees were incarcerated without legal process. Official government documents made available in the late 1990s indicate that over 25,000 \"alien enemies\" were held at various locations throughout the United States. Camp Forrest\'s population was over 700, of whom approximately 200 were of Japanese ancestry.[1]German internees at Camp Forrest published a newsletter titledThe Latrine.[2]In 1943, Camp Forrest internees were transferred to other internment camps to make room for actual POWs captured on the field of battle.