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Date | Source | Headline |
01/28/1944 | Columbus | NO WORD THAT AIR BASE HERE TO BE CLOSED. Acting Commander Comments on Rumors About Local Field. SEPARATE FROM CAMP ATTERBURY. Little Connection Between Two Nearby Military Establishments. |
01/28/1944 | Franklin Star | Secretary of War Stimson lists Atterbury as one of camps to close. |
02/02/1944 | Columbus | ASKS CAMP BE KEPT AT WORK. Stake C. of C. Campaigns Against Atterbury Change -Franklin, Too. |
02/14/1944 | Columbus | No Change Back At Camp Seen. Willis Telegram Indicates End of Training Activities Still Planned. |
02/19/1944 | Columbus | WILSON UNABLE TO FIND CHANGE FOR ATTERBURY. Congressman `Triple-Checks' Status on Basis of Local Rumors. TO RENAME HOSPITAL. Rest of Camp Belongs to Ground Forces, He Is Informed. |
02/21/1944 | Columbus | Camp to Be Awarded for Record . Two Assistant Chiefs from Columbus. |
02/21/1944 | Franklin Star | Camp given fire plaque. "Best Military Camp" award presented to Atterbury by Blaze Chiefs. |
02/24/1944 | Columbus | Guns Instead. Father Doesn't Want Attaboy's Dependency Pay. |
02/26/1944 | Columbus | Atterbury Works With Red Cross Groups On Hospital Relief |
03/03/1944 | Franklin Star | Atterbury reinstated for troop training. Full status is given; Hospital be be General. Two or three Divisions may be sent here. |
03/03/1944 | Franklin Star | The patients at the Post Hospital now have their own weekly newspaper, the "Wardier". It will not publish any war news, but rather hospital news and rumors. |
03/04/1944 | Columbus | Camp Hospital to Serve Wounded Men as Well |
03/06/1944 | Columbus | Men Shy of Schooling |
03/08/1944 | Columbus | Atterbury To Be 'Duration' Training Camp. Plans To Put It on Caretaker Status Are Rescinded. More Troops Coming. 'Near Capacity', says Willis. Full Division, Wilson Reports. |
03/09/1944 | Columbus | Camp Activity May Not Be For War's Duration. |
03/13/1944 | Columbus | Attamechs' Get Vehicles Into Shape for Overseas. |
03/18/1944 | Columbus | Food Program Held At Camp Atterbury. Those Working in Mess Supply Attend Conference on 'Food As Weapon.' |
03/21/1944 | Franklin Star | Three "Invasion Nurses" to talk in local schools |
03/22/1944 | Columbus | Attaboys get tongues for use in foreign lands. |
03/23/1944 | Columbus | Attaboys Ride On New Trains. Improved Kitchen Cars and 3-Deck Sleeping Cars Ease Doughboys' Travels. |
03/30/1944 | Columbus | Camp's Chow-Hounds Eat Horse Meat - And Like It |
04/01/1944 | Columbus | 106th Division At Camp. Name Hospital Head. Unit Arrives For Further Training. Commander is Maj. Gen. Jones. Is Third to be At Camp. Col. H. L. Conner to Head New General Hospital at Atterbury. |
04/01/1944 | Franklin Star | Col. Conner, native of New Albany, to command Camp Atterbury Hospital when it is made General. |
04/03/1944 | Columbus | Will Activate Camp Hospital on Wednesday. Army Reveals Patients from Breakers Hotel to be Sent to Atterbury. Confirms Early Report. Part of Staff from Former Hospital in Florida Hotel Also to Be Shifted. |
04/03/1944 | Franklin Star | To activate General Hospital Wednesday, dispatch reports. No name chosen yet. First patients to include thsoe from Ream Hospital in Flordia. |
04/03/1944 | Franklin Star | The 106th Infantry Division arrived at Camp Atterbury Saturday at noon. It will be the third division to be at Atterbury. |
04/04/1944 | Franklin Star | General Hospital to be 8th in four states. |
04/04/1944 | Franklin Star | Orange Lion Cub identifies the 106th men. |
04/05/1944 | Franklin Star | First Tank unit arrives at Atterbury for training. 772nd Tank Bn arrives. Includes the "General Sherman" tanks. |
04/05/1944 | Columbus | Birds of a feather flocking together. |
04/07/1944 | Franklin Star | Atterbury welcomes the 106th. |
04/07/1944 | Franklin Star | Atterbury General Hospital, 3547th Service Unit activates |
04/08/1944 | Columbus | Ordnance Unit Forms At Camp. 377th Starts Training at Atterbury Following Activation. |
04/08/1944 | Columbus | 106th Division is Given Welcome at Camp Atterbury |
04/10/1944 | Columbus | ARMY MEDICAL MEETING HELD. Colonel Conner arid Staff Members Among Those at Louisville. |
04/12/1944 | Franklin Star | Men of newly arrived 106th think Atterbury a fine camp. |
04/14/1944 | Franklin Star | Atterbury men spend fortune on phone calls. |
04/15/1944 | Columbus | General McNair Pays Visit to Camp Atterbury. |
04/17/1944 | Columbus | CAMP HOSPITAL ALMOST READY. Atterbury said to Have One of Nation's Largest Treatment Centers. |
04/17/1944 | Franklin Star |
Transfer 83rd from Kentucky, The 83rd Infantry Division which some months ago was in training at Camp Atterbury, and later transferred to Camp Breckinridge, has been transferred again, to an unknown location.
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04/18/1944 | Franklin Star | ASTP-trained soldiers join 106th Division at Atterbury. |
04/20/1944 | Franklin Star | Many more nurses needed for service, says Atterbury Head of Nursing |
04/21/1944 | Franklin Star | Guadalcanal hero, at Atterbury, carried equipment to the front. Now member of the 429th MP Guard co. |
04/21/1944 | Franklin Star | Post Laundry Officer, city man, Captain. |
04/22/1944 | Columbus | TANKS DO NEW SPRING PLOWING AT ATTERBURY. Metal Steeds of 772nd Battalion Furrow Bartholomew Training Area. GO ON FIRING RANGE. Two New Ordnance Units Are Activated With 2nd Army Troops. |
04/22/1944 | Franklin Star | 700 Prisoners of War asked for farm work. |
04/22/1944 | Franklin Star | Nine Post Officers promoted this week at Camp Atterbury. |
04/24/1944 | Franklin Star | Nine Camp Atterbury Officers to attend area food service conference. |
04/24/1944 | Franklin Star | Four Camp Atterbury soldiers return here from Bermuda, Claim island anything but a vacation land. |
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