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Camp Van Dorn
138 East Main, Centreville,
MS,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 5' 18.7332",
-91° 3' 57.7008"
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Mississippi State
Historical Marker |
Named for CSA General Earl Van Dorn, this U.S. Army Post served as a training camp from 1942-1945. The 99th (“Checkerboard”) and the 63rd (“Blood and Fire”) divisions trained here and fought in Europe, suffering over 10,000 casualties in such actions as the Battle of the Bulge, the Colmar Pocket, and the Slegfried Line.
Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy
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