100,000th Visitor to the Training Center, Fort Knox, Ky.
Date:
1965
Description:
'Mr. L. B. Kerns from Morgantown, W. Va. signs the register at the Family Welcome Center in Fort Knox's Training Center after he had been informed that he and his family were the 100,000th visitors at the Center. Watching Mr. Kerns do the signing are his wife, and their son John. On the left is Master Sergeant Freddie Cox, the NonCommissioned Officer-in-Charge of the Center. The Kerns arrived November 5 to attend the graduation ceremony of their other son, James, who is completing his eight weeks of Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox with Company B, 13th Battalion, 4th Training Brigade. Their son will graduate November 6.''US Army Photograph'.
Dr. Irvin Stewart Accepts Army Civilian Award of Appreciation, West Virginia University
Date:
1959/10
Description:
'Major General Ralph W. Zwicker presents Dept. of Army Civilian Award of Appreciation to Dr. Irvin Stewart, former University President at brigade ceremony on drill field. President Stahr in civilian clothes on reviewing stand.'
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Staging areas for new troops arriving in the ETO (European Theater of Operations), were known as "Cigarette Camps". Each camp was named after a brand of cigarette for security reasons. Referring to camps without any indication of geographical location help to block information leaks to the enemy. After V-E Day (Victory in Europe) the camps were converted to redeployment centers. An estimated 3 million American troops either entered or left Europe through the Le Havre area camps.
