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Camp Forrest during World War II |
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Mail Sent:
Sat 8/9/2008 |
Good day Sir, I hope all is well with you.
My name is Joe Adams and i am trying to find
information on my Uncle Alley (Cpl. Alfred
J. Adams, serial # 33581526) listed above.
He was with Company I of the
317TH Infantry of the 80TH Infantry division
. He was K.I.A in November of 1944 in
France. I am trying to find out if he
trained at Camp Forrest and if you have a
Roll of Honor for the service men and Women
who trained there and died in the service of
there country. Any assistance would be
greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Joe Adams
jaa0011@verizon.net
215-482-1065 |
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Brief Note:
World
War II
Twenty three years later, on July 15, 1942,
the 80th Division was again ordered into
active service. Major General Joseph Dorch
Patch, the Division Commander, issued
General Order No. 1 to reactivate the 80th
Division. Initially, soldiers reported to
Camp Forrest, Tennessee, named for
General Nathan Bedford Forrest, a famous
Confederate Calvary commander in the Civil
War. The Division later moved for training
at Camp Phillips, near Salina, Kansas and in
the California-Arizona Desert Training
Center (known today as Fort Irwin). |
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