Camp Horn, Arizona
The Camp Horn was a sub camp of the US Army, Desert Training Center in Riverside County, California. The main headquarters for the Desert Training Center was Camp Young, this is where General Patton's 3rd Armored Division (United States), 3rd Armored Division was stationed. Camp Horn was near Camp Hyder about miles west of Hyder, Arizona. Camp Horn was just north of the Gila River. Camp Horn was miles east of Yuma, Arizona. Most troop arrived at Camp Horn from the train station at Camp Hyder or the train station at Sentinel, Arizona south of the camp. Over 13,000 troops were trained at Camp Horn and Camp Hyder. The 81st Infantry Division (United States), 81st Infantry Division trained at Camp Horn was from June 1943 to November 1943. Camp Horn was built in the fall of 1943. Camp Horn was built to prepare troops to do battle in North Africa to fight the Nazis during World War II. When completed the camp had shower buildings, latrines, wooden tent frames, outdoor theater, ...
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Sentinel, Arizona
Sentinel is an unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level. The train station served the US Army training camps: Camp Horn and Camp Hyder during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... Sentinel ruins Some of the late 19th Century ruins in Sentinel. See also References External links {{Maricopa County, Arizona Populated places in Maricopa County, Arizona ...
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