Camp Van Dorn 861st Field Artillery Battalion

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Description

This approximately 10 inches by 34 inches panoramic image features the 861st Field Artillery Battalion on July 15, 1944. In the background of the over three hundred uniformed soldiers is a pecan grove in front of the soldiers’ large tar paper barracks. Camp Van Dorn was a 41,844-acre US military camp located in Amite and Wilkinson Counties, just south of Centreville in southern Mississippi. Named for Confederate general Earl Van Dorn of Mississippi, this US Army post served as a training camp for ground force division soldiers destined for the European Theater from 1942 to 1945. The camp played a critical role in preparing American troops for combat in World War II.

Publication Date

7-15-1944

Publisher

American Photography Co.

Time Period

1940-1944

Subjects

Military camps; photographs

Geographic Location

Mississippi

Object Type

image

Format (original)

photograph: b&w: 10in by 34in

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1944-07-15_Class-Photograph-Camp-Van-Dorm_001-Final

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Manuscripts Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Oversized Photographs

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Recommended Citation

Camp Van Dorn 861st Field Artillery Battalion, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University