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The African American Military History Museum, also known as East Sixth Street USO Building, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, opened to the public on May 23, 2009. The museum building was originally constructed in 1942 as a USO Club for African American soldiers who were stationed at Camp Shelby.
Camp Shelby is also home to the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum. The history of Camp Shelby is significant part of the museum's collection. The post closed shortly after the end of World War II. During the Korean War, Camp Shelby was established as an emergency railhead facility.
At that time, the museum was housed in a small room of a warehouse at Camp Shelby. In 2001, a 23,000 sq ft (2,100 m 2) facility was completed. The museum contained 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m 2) of exhibits, 17,000 artifacts, 4,500 volumes of military history, and 2,000 historical documents. In February 2015, the museum was closed for expansion.
Building 6981 is a historic ammunition magazine located at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Constructed in 1917, it is the only building at Camp Shelby still standing from the WWI era. [1] The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 and was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 1995. [1] [3]
Instead of Fort Knox, however, it was ordered to move to Camp Shelby, Mississippi, where it arrived on 26 January 1941. After the division’s initial train-up period, it participated in the V Corps Maneuver 16–27 June 1941 near Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, and in the GHQ Maneuvers in August–September 1941 near Cooper, Louisiana. [11]
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The brigade became the 155th Armored Brigade on 1 November 1973 when the 30th Armored was split up into separate brigades. [1] 30th Armored assistant commander Brigadier General Guy J. Gravelee Jr. became the first 155th commander, and it took the number of the 155th Infantry Regiment, the oldest Mississippi National Guard unit, which traced its lineage back to 1798.
Organized in April 1917 in the Mississippi National Guard as the 1st Field Artillery with headquarters at Jackson. Drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917. Reorganized and redesignated 27 September 1917 as the 140th Field Artillery and assigned to the 39th Division. Demobilized 1 May 1919 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.