Camp McCain

Camp McCain (1942-Present) - A U.S. Army World War II Infantry training post established in 1942 in Grenada County, Mississippi. Named after Major General Henry P. McCain. Declared surplus in 1946 and converted into a Mississippi National Guard Post. History Established to provide an 42,243 acre Wold War II infantry training post in Grenada County, Mississippi. The 87th and 94th infantry divisions trained at Camp McCain for combat in Europe. Over 7,700 German prisoners of war were housed at the camp during the war. Satellite camps were developed to put the German POWs closer to their work in the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. Camp McCain closed on 15 Oct 1944 and most of the land was sold or returned to other agencies. The remaining 3000 acres was declared surplus 1 Jan 1946 and most of the buildings were sold off. The State of Mississippi retained the 3000 acres and several rifle ranges. The State developed and expanded the Camp as a National Guard training post. Camp McCain can now house 1200 troops and has a number of tactical training facilities for the Mississippi National Guard. Current Status Now Camp McCain Training Center, Grenada County, Mississippi. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Camp McCain Training Center, Grenada County, Mississippi. Maps & Images Lat: 33.697012 Long: -89.7096562 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 299' varies 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 445 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2512450 Camp McCain USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680539 Camp McCain Military Reservation Links: Global Security - Camp McCain Mississippi History Now - German Prisoners of War in Mississippi Visited: No