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History of Military Units in Columbia County, FL (1970) Robert Gary Shields

SUMMER ENCAMPMENTS

YEAR DATE CAMP NAME REMARKS

1903 9/8-15 Camp Jennings, Jacksonville, Fla. First State camp in 7 years
1904 8-31/9-8 Camp Taliaferro, St. Augustine, Selected to then move by trai
to Mannassas, Virginia, to take part in the
"Mannassas Maneuvers"
1905 Camp Broward; Lake City, Very unsatisfactory
1906 8/6-12 Camp Sparkman, Tampa,
1907 10/18- Fort Pickens, Pensacola, Joint Coast Defense Exercise
1908 - Excussed due to active duty
in Pensacola and Lake City
1909 Disbanded 4-10-09
1917 WWI

1920 8/11-25 Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Jax
1921 8/ 2-21 State Camp Grounds, Black Point, Jax.
1922 8/ 4-18 Camp Johnston, Black Point, Jax
1923 8/' 5-19 Camp Johnston,
1924 7/13-27 Camp Johnston,
1925 8/ 2-16 Camp Johnston
1926 Camp Johnston
1927 7/10-24 Camp Clifford J. Foster, Jax
1928 6/10-24 Camp Foster
1929 6/16-30 Camp Foster
1930 7/n6-20 Camp Foster
1931 7/ 5-19 Camp Foster
1932 7/17-31 Camp Foster
1933
1934 Camp Foster
1935 Camp Foster
1936 Camp- Foster
1938 7--31/8-14 DeSoto National Forest, Southern Mississippi. All divisional
units of FNG participated in 3rd Army Maneuvers.
Largest concentration ever held in South in
peace time
1939
1940 8/ 4-24 Camp Beauregard, La. All divisional units of FNG
participated in 3rd Army Maneuvers.All elements
of 31st. Division inducted into Federal Service.

1947 Reorganized 2-27-47
1948 7-18/8-1 Fort Jackson, S.C.
1949 7-24/8-7 Fort Jackson, S.C. Commendation from Hdq. 48th
Inf. for outstanding performance and attendance
with 3 officers and 93 enlisted men.
1950 7-22/8-6 Fort Jackson, S.C.
1951 7/7-22 Fort McClellan, Alabama.
1952 7-27/8-10 Fort McClellan, Alabama. Commendation from Hdq. 124th
Inf. for attaining 100% attendance at summer camj
1953 7/ 5-19 Fort McClellan, Alabama. Commendation from &dgul24t*i
tafii for attaining racing of Superior
1954 6/13-27 Fort McClellan, Alabama Superior rating
1955 7-24/8-7 Camp Stewart, Georgia. Superior rating
1956 7/1-15 Camp Stewart, Georgia.
1957 6-30/7-14 Camp Stewart, Georgia.
1958 6/8-22 Fort Stewart, Georgia
1959 8/9-23 Fort Stewart, Georgia
1960 7/16-30 Fort Stewart, Georgia
1961 6-24/7-8 Fort Stewart, Georgia
1962 7-22/8-5 Fort Stewart, Georgia
1963 7-28/8-11 Fort Stewart, Georgia
1964 8/8-22 Fort Stewart, Georgia
1965 6-26/7-10 Fort Stewart, Georgia
1966 6/5-19 Fort Stewart, Georgia
1967 8/6-20 Camp Blanding, Florida
1968 • Camp Blanding, Florida
1969 6/1-154 Camp Blanding, Florida
1970 5-31/6-14 Camp Blanding, Florida

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