Camp Wallace (1)

Camp Wallace (1) (1941-1946) - A World War II Camp established in 1941 near Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas. Named Camp Wallace after Colonel Elmer J. Wallace of the 59th Coast Artillery, who was fatally wounded in the Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918. Became a U.S. Navy facility in 1944. Closed and declared surplus in 1946. Camp Wallace WWII. History A Coast Artillery anti-aircraft artillery training center opened on 1 Feb 1941 and served as a replacement training center for antiaircraft personnel. The camp contained 399 buildings, some pre-built on nearby Fort Crockett. Constructed on the camp were a medical facility, 161 barracks, and a service club. By May 1941 the camp had a capacity of some 10,250 personnel. On 15 Apr 1945, the camp was officially transferred to the United States Navy as a naval training and distribution center and was used as a boot camp. After the war it became the Naval Personnel Separation Center. It was declared surplus in 1947. Current Status Site now Jack Brooks Park. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: 5700 FM 2004 & SH6, Hitchcock, TX, 77563 Maps & Images Lat: 29.36378 Long: -95.03081 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: yyyyy' GPS Locations: 29.36378, -95.03081 Camp Wallace 29.357933, -95.044433 Camp Wallace Marker See Also: Battery Wallace (2) Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 780. Links: North American Forts - Camp Wallace Texas Handbook Online - Camp Wallace Hmdb - Camp Wallace Visited: No