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Camp Travis, Illinois. / 38.66000°N 88.33139°W / 38.66000; -88.33139. Camp Travis is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Illinois, United States. Camp Travis is 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Clay City .
Camp Travis (postcard, circa 1917-1922) During World War II, the US Army opened or expanded a number of bases and airfields for training. Extensive U-boat activity in the Gulf of Mexico led to concern about naval raids on Texas ports and coastal cities by ships and submarines of the Axis powers. Forts of this period include: Fort Bliss (near El ...
Doughboys of Company M, 359th Infantry, 90th Division, going in on the Argonne sector, Dombasle-en-Argonne, Meuse, France, October 22, 1918. The 359th Infantry Regiment was constituted for World War I at Camp Travis, Texas [ a ] on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. [ 2 ] It was organized in September and assigned to the 180th ...
Between January and June 1918, 50,000 men arrived at Camp Travis, but departures aggregated 35,000. Early in 1918, the 90th Division received new men, many from Texas and Oklahoma, but transfers to Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma , Camp Hancock , Georgia , Camp Johnston, Florida , and Fort Sheridan , Illinois reduced its strength to about 15,000 by April.
2. African Americans Irving " Ervie " Arthur (1903–1920) and his brother Herman Arthur (1892–1920), a World War I veteran, were lynched —burned alive—at the Lamar County Fairgrounds in Paris, Texas, on July 6, 1920. The event extended and amplified regional and national flashpoints for justice.[ 1 ][ 2 ] It happened just a year after ...
It proceeded to Camp Travis, in San Antonio, Texas, on 16 August 1919 where it remained until Camp Travis was absorbed into Fort Sam Houston in 1922. The 4th Infantry Brigade (consisting of the 1st and 20th Infantry Regiments) was assigned to replace the 4th Marine Brigade in the division structure, and was activated in October 1920 at Camp Travis.
It was transferred in 1920 to Camp Harry J. Jones, Arizona, and concurrently, the 1st Battalion was transferred to El Paso, Texas. The entire regiment was transferred in September 1921 to Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas, and was inactivated there on 14 October 1921 with personnel transferred to units of the 2nd Division. The regiment was ...
The 358th Infantry was ordered to active military service on March 25, 1942. [1] It was organized and completed its training at Camp Barkeley, Texas. [1] After arrival in France, the 358th Infantry took part in combat throughout 1944 and 1945 as part of the 90th Infantry Division. [1] The regiment's campaign participation credit included ...