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Soldiers line up for Typhoid Inoculation, Camp Doniphan, ca. 1917-1918. Camp Doniphan was a military base adjacent to Fort Sill, just outside Lawton, in Comanche County, Oklahoma, that was activated for use in World War I for artillery training. [1] The post was closed in 1918 and incorporated into Fort Sill. [2]
However, it was a short stay. Ordered to Camp Doniphan, now part of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the regiment began training for the Great War. On 1 October 1917, the First and Fifth Regiments, both from St. Louis, were consolidated into the 138th Infantry Regiment, 69th Brigade, 35th Division.
The 35th Infantry Division, formerly known as the 35th Division, is an infantry formation of the United States Army National Guard headquartered at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The 35th Division was organized 25 August 1917, at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, as a unit of the National Guard, with troops from Missouri and Kansas.
Camp Doniphan could be: Camp Doniphan, Missouri , a wildlife camp near Excelsior Springs, Missouri Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma , a World War I military camp outside of Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Fort Sill is a United States Army post north of Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of Oklahoma City.It covers almost 94,000 acres (38,000 ha). [2]The fort was first built during the Indian Wars. [3]
The subordinate infantry regiments of the division held their summer training with the 3rd Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1925–27; 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 1927–33; and the 3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 1933–39 at Fort Sill. Other units, such as the special troops, artillery, engineers, aviation, medical, and ...
Fort Sill: Old observation tower used by Field Artillerymen on Fort Sill from 1911-1918. 33: Quanah Parker Star House: Quanah Parker Star House: September 29, 1970 : Eagle Park: Cache: Former home of Comanche Chief Quanah Parker. Moved from its original location, it now resides on the side of the long-closed Eagle Park, and is open only by ...
The 2nd Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment in the United States Army.Currently a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, the regiment has a single active battalion, the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery, assigned to the 428th Field Artillery Brigade at the U.S. Army Field Artillery, Fort Sill, OK.