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Photo taken at Camp Barkeley, Texas, on April 23, 1941. Camp Barkeley was a large United States Army training installation during World War II. The base was located eleven miles (18 km) southwest of Abilene, Texas, near what is now Dyess Air Force Base.
The newspaper continued to be published by the division Special Services after transfer of the division to Camp Barkeley in Abilene, Texas, from February 1944 through the final issue published in the U.S during the war on 10 August 1944 (Vol. 2, No. 26), when the entire division was shipped to Europe to join the 7th Army in France.
At Camp Barkley, Texas, the 778th Tank Battalion commenced training on individual tasks up through battalion maneuvers. After training was completed, 778th shipped off to Camp Maxey, Texas in May 1944. There they trained alongside soldiers from the 99th Infantry Division.
This List of World War II military service football teams includes all those top-level American football teams consisting of active duty military personnel of the United States Armed Forces that played against collegiate or professional opponents during the seasons of 1942, 1943, 1944, or 1945.
The 1944 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Earl Blaik , the Cadets compiled a perfect 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 504 to 35. [ 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 Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. [1]
After the end of the war, it was inactivated on 11 December 1945 at Camp San Luis Obispo, California. [1] The regiment was reactivated on 25 March 1947 in the Organized Reserves with headquarters at Los Angeles. The regimental headquarters was moved to Everett, Washington on 22 January 1948 and to Seattle on 1 September 1949.
The 85th Division went on the defensive near Pizzano from 27 October through 22 November 1944. On 9 January 1945, the 85th relieved the British 1st Infantry Division near Monte Grande and then the 1st Armored Division on 17 April as part of Operation Grapeshot .