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Home California Riverside County County Indio Desert Training Center, California-Arizona Maneuver Area (established By Major General George S. Patton, Jr.) - Camp Coxcomb

Desert Training Center, California-Arizona Maneuver Area (established By Major General George S. Patton, Jr.) - Camp Coxcomb

45 mi E of Indio on I-10, exit at Desert Center and go 18 mi N on SR 177, Indio, CA , USA
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Camp Coxcomb was established at this site in the Spring of 1942. It was one of twelve such camps built in the southwestern desert to harden and train United States troops for service on the battlefields of World War II. The Desert Training Center was a simulated theater of operations that included portions of California, Arizona and Nevada. The other camps were Young, Granite, Iron Mountain, Ibis, Clipper, Pilot Knob, Laguna, Horn, Hyder, Bouse and Rice. A total of 13 infantry divisions and 7 armored divisions plus numerous smaller units were trained in this harsh environment. The Training Center was in operation for almost 2 years and was closed early in 1944 when the last units were shipped overseas. During the brief period of operation over one million American soldiers were trained for combat.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00