Something that has crossed my mind for along time regarding stateside
military camps,,has anybody had any experience with Spanish American War
Training Camps of 1898?..i know that occupation for these sites were
real brief and that all if any    information on the camps and soldiers
has been transferred From the National Guard to the specific state
libraries that housed troops..i was wondering if there has been any
excavations or site maps to see if these were set up similar from camp
to camp or just hodge podge based on the terrain and conditions of each
camp?..any information or direction on this would be greatly appreciated
Thanks very Much
 Kris Oswald

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Sterner [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 3:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: WWII military camps


Lucy,

May have something right up your alley. You should try to get some
information from the Corps and BLM on the Desert Training
Center/California-Arizona Maneuver Area (DTC-C-AMA). This was a series
of camps in the (mostly) California desert that trained Patton's troops
for combat in North Africa. SRI has recently done some poking around at
Camp Ibis, one of the umpteen camps under the Desert Training Center
umbrella. Occupation was brief, 1942-1944, but the area was intensively
used for as many aspects of tank/troop training as you might imagine.

SRI has also been working at the Barry M Goldwater Range, a tactical Air
Force Training facility established during WWII. We have several draft
and completed reports on historic contexts for that area as well.

Also recently completed a study of a prisoner or war camp in southern
Arizona, if that's of interest.

Feel free to contact me off list if you'd like.  (Am a little swamped
right now, but would be happy to help out as I can.)

Matthew


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lucy Wayne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 12:08 PM
Subject: WWII military camps


Hi--

Has anyone on the list done any research or documentation of World War
II military camps?  Specifically we are looking at a semi-permanent camp
established on Ascension Island (middle of the Atlantic Ocean) for
construction of the airfield in 1942.  The camp had tents but with rock
around the edges and rock-lined paths (rock is abundant on
Ascension--nothing else is) and various other somewhat permanent
features. We would like some comparative data if it is out there.

Thanks--Lucy Wayne



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