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Camp Carson was established in 1942, following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado purchased land south of the city and donated it to the War Department. Construction began immediately and the first building, the camp headquarters, was completed on January 31, 1942.
It was organized on 11 August 1918 at Camp Funston, KS, where it demobilized on 4 February 1919. It was reconstituted on 24 March 1923 in the Regular Army as Battery C, 29th Field Artillery Battalion, and activated on 1 August 1940 at Fort Benning, GA, as an element of the 4th Division (later redesignated as the 4th Infantry Division).
After training at Camp Carson, Colorado, the division was sent to Hunter Ligget Military Reservation in the mountains inland from Big Sur, California, where it maneuvered against the 89th Light Division as a test of the light division concept. As a result of the test, it was decided that the light divisions had insufficient manpower and ...
The Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site (also Pinon and Pinyon) is a 235,896 acre (955 km 2) U.S. Army base in southeastern Colorado. The Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS) is a training site for Fort Carson. In 2003, the U.S. Army announced a plan to expand PCMS by purchasing additional land mostly owned by individuals devoted to ranching. Local ...
Camp Carson had only 600 soldiers. When the Korean War began there was an influx of military personnel. [84] Over time, Camp Carson grew and became a significant industry within the city. [86] In 1951, the United States Air Defense Command moved to Colorado Springs and opened Ent Air Force Base. [85] In 1954 Camp Carson became Fort Carson. [84]
By early 1991 HHC had relocated to Building 8932, Duncan-Selix USAR Center, Fort Carson, CO. Effective 16 September 1991 the Combat Support Company (formerly Support Company) was inactivated. The battalion was organized effective 16 September 1992 to consist of 34 officers, 2 warrant officers, and 547 enlisted personnel as a light infantry unit.
Camp Young, California, 15 September 1943 Thermal Army Air Field, California, 14 March 1944 – 15 April 1944 Fort Carson, Colorado, 1 July 1994 – present [ 1 ]
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