United States Army Air Corps 100th Division Camp, Charleston, W. Va.
Identifier:
052263
Collection Number:
A&M 0987
Title:
United States Army Air Corps 100th Division Camp, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1937
Description:
Pre-WWII photograph of the military camp from an album belonging to W. S. Wilkin.The 100th division was headquartered in Wheeling in 1924 and in Charleston in 1937, but was disbanded due to a lack of service in the interwar years. It was reactivated in November 1942 and sent to Marseille, France in October 1944 after extensive combat training. Today, the division serves as a major training command of the United States Army Reserve.
Subjects:
Military camps--West Virginia--Charleston.
Corporate Names:
United States. Army., United States. Army Air Forces.
