1951

Jan 1, 1951 - Col Murphey leaves and Maj. Gen. Buress assumes command of CAMP ATTERBURY.

Jan 3, 1951 - Slot machines outlawed at CAMP ATTERBURY and Fort Harrison. Ordered by President Truman.

Jan 10, 1951 - Largest unit to roll into CAMP ATTERBURY since the 28th, arrives tomorrow. Advance party of the 175th Military Police will arrive on two troop trains.

Jan 22, 1951 - HQ, VI Army Corps reactivated at CAMP ATTERBURY.

Jan 24, 1951 - Maj. Gen. Burgess Assumes Command Of CAMP ATTERBURY And Sixth Corps.

Jan 26, 1951 - CAMP ATTERBURY Dental Clinic is Opened. 25-chair center has top equipment.

Jan 27, 1951 - First full Division Review of the 28th since 1946.  French Consul of Chicago presents a hand-made American flag to the 110th Regiment.  Flown during the entry of the 110th into Sarron, France in WW2.

Feb 26, 1951 - Ranger Company of 28th Division formed.  --  Sycamore tree south of Taylorsville claims another three 28th Division soldiers' lives.

March 23, 1951 - U.S. paratroopers descended from flying boxcars in a surprise attack in Korea.

March 29, 1951 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage.

April 19, 1951 - Gen. Douglas MacArthur, relieved of his command by President Truman, bid farewell to Congress, quoting a line from a ballad: "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away."

April 23-28, 1951 - B Battery, 109th FA, 28th Division to Fort Sheridan, Illinois, to participate in ceremonies honoring General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.

May 1, 1951 - 434th TCW called to active duty and moved from Atterbury AFB to Lawton AFB, Georgia.

May 7, 1951 - CAMP ATTERBURY's assistant to the post engineer is inventor of new rifle shell capable of penetrating 2 inches of armor.

May 11, 1951 - CAMP ATTERBURY's Role In Civilian Defense Outlined - Installation Would Provide Facilities For 100,000 Refugees.

May 26, 1951 - Members of the 28th Division pitch in to help put out huge fire at David Webb veneer plant in Edinburg.

June 11, 1951 - Maj. Gen. Buress leaves and General Paul W. Kendall assumes command of CAMP ATTERBURY.

June 12, 1951 - Three Glass Jugs Blamed For Blast At Firing Range - Hoosier Guardsmen Are Still Confined At Camp Hospital.

June 14, 1951 - UNIVAC, the first computer built for commercial purposes, was demonstrated in Philadelphia by Dr. John W. Mauchly and J. Prosper Eckert, Jr. -- Leader of "McIntyre's Marauders" Is Training Men at CAMP ATTERBURY.

June 20, 1951 - $885,000 is asked for CAMP ATTERBURY improvements. Funds to be used for utilities and troop supplies. Request already has Defense Dept. approval.

June 22, 1951 - MSgt Waymon Ranson to receive Distinguished Service Cross at Atterbury in big review. Wants to return to Korea.

June 27, 1951 - Young soldier dies after being crushed between two tanks in motor pool while installing a new track. Eleven others injured when truck slips off muddy road. -- Private wins $5 and citation for suggest to drop used razor blades through slit in wall.

July 9, 1951 - President Truman asked Congress to formally end the state of war between the United States and Germany.

July 25, 1951 - General Mark Clark visits 28th Division.

July 28-Aug 13, 1951 - Movement of 28th Division to Fort Bragg, North Carolina for Exercise Southern Pine.

Aug 28, 1951 - 28th Division returns from Fort Bragg to CAMP ATTERBURY following Exercise Southern Pine.

Aug 31, 1951 - The former enemies of the world war reconvened in San Francisco to finalize negotiations on the peace treaty to formally end WW II. Japan agreed to pay the Int'l. Red Cross about $15 per POW while the allies agreed not to bring charges against it.

Sept 1, 1951 - 28th Division departs CAMP ATTERBURY enroute to Hampton Roads, Va., for shipment to Germany.

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Nov 13, 1951 - The first troop train of an eventual total of 30 trains, departs CAMP ATTERBURY, carrying the 28th Division to new assignment.

Nov 21, 1951 - General Eisenhower meets 28th Division at Bremerhaven, Germany.

Nov 23, 1951 - 28th Division boards USS General Butler for movement to Bremerhaven, Germany.

Nov 30, 1951 - CAMP ATTERBURY has begun processing Korean War veterans for assignments to other units.  Upon arriving at the base, the combat veterans are given a 34-day furlough.

Dec 18, 1951 - North Koreans gave the Allies a list of 3,100 POWs.

Dec 27, 1951 - CAMP ATTERBURY's 9-hole golf course has come under fire from a Senate preparedness subcommittee.