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Camp Atterbury published articles
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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 Plans To Put It on Caretaker Status Are Rescinded.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.
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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