Camp Sibert was a U.S. Army chemical weapons training facility in
Etowah County, Alabama
Etowah County is a County (United States), county located in the Northeast Alabama, northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the population was 103,436. Its county seat is Gadsden, Alabama, ...
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St. Clair County, Alabama, during the World War II era. Covering 32,000 acres, it was acquired by the Army in 1942. The site has been redeveloped, including with a residential community. Concerns over chemical contamination and unexploded ordnance remain.
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The camp was commanded by General
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Armenian-American
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. Private A. Baligian of the U.S. Army visited Camp Sibert and conducted a brief interview with Shekerjian for the June 16, 1943, issue of ''Hairenik Weekly'' (later renamed the ''Armenian Weekly'').
Further reading
*This is Camp Sibert Alabama "Chemical Warfare Service", 32 pages, including photographs (1944)
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Chemical warfare facilities
1942 establishments in Alabama
Buildings and structures in Etowah County, Alabama
Buildings and structures in St. Clair County, Alabama