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Each deceased prisoner was given a funeral and a headstone for his grave, the same as Americans who died. Intended to be solely a German prisoner of war cemetery, the three Italians died too late to be buried in the closed Italian prisoner of war cemeteries at Fort McClellan, and were subsequently buried with the Germans. [3]
Fort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, is a decommissioned United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II , it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million troops.
Ohatchee (inc. 1956) is a town in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census , the population was 1,157. It is included in the Anniston – Oxford, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area .
IRTCs included Fort McClellan in Alabama, Camp Roberts in California, Camp Blanding in Florida, Camp Wheeler in Georgia, and Camp Fannin, Camp Howze, and Fort Wolters in Texas. The Field Artillery Replacement Center was located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was commanded by Ralph McT. Pennell. [3]
Camp McClellan may refer to: Camp McClellan (California) , a post in California in 1861 during the American Civil War Camp McClellan, original name of Fort McClellan , a United States Army installation located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama
It also hosted flights of CH-47 Chinooks from Fort Benning on maneuvers. It was used in support of the chemical and WAC facilities during the late 60s until at least late 1973. From 1975 to 1999, the airfield was used for defensive driving training by the Military Police School at Fort McClellan.
McClellan National Forest was established in Alabama by the U.S. Forest Service on December 22, 1924 with 15,350 acres (62.1 km 2) from part of the Camp McClellan Military Reservation. On May 4, 1928 the executive order for its creation was rescinded and the forest was abolished.
Secretary of the Army Martin R. Hoffmann rescinded the 1972 recommendations and in 1976 Army Chief of Staff General Bernard W. Rogers ordered the resumption of Chemical Corps officer commissioning. However, the U.S. Army Chemical School at Fort McClellan, Alabama did not reopen until 1980. (emphasis mine)