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Camp MacArthur, World War I Training Camp

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3801 N. 19th Street, Waco, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 4° 28' 5.163620000016", -97° 25' 39.11093000004"
 
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    Named for and dedicated by Lt. Gen Arthur MacArthur, U.S.A., veteran of Civil War, outstanding officer in Phillipines, 1898-1902, Father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Founded July 18, 1917, to train 32nd division, National Guard, in First World War. Capacity was 45,074--at time when Waco had a population of 32,000. First had troops from Michigan and Wisconsin; later, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas. The 32nd went to France in Feb. 1918. MacArthur became an infantry replacement and training camp and officers training school. Demobilized 11,000 in Dec. 1918.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Camp MacArthur, World War I Training Camp Historical Marker Location Map, Waco, Texas

 
   
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