California-Arizona Maneuver Area

California-Arizona Maneuver Area (1942-1944) - A World War II training area established in 1942 as the Desert Training Center (DTC) in California and Arizona. Renamed the California-Arizona Maneuver Area (CAMA) later in 1942. Closed on 30 Apr 1944. Desert Training Center Map. History California-Arizona Maneuver Area Commanders List (edit list) Assumed Relieved Rank Name Cullum Notes 1942-04-01 1942-08-05 Major General Patton Jr., George S. 4795 I Armored Corps 1942-11-09 1943-03-29 Major General Walker, Walton H. 5090 II Armored Corps 1942-08-02 1942-11 Major General Gillem Jr., Alvan C. N/A IV Armored Corps 1943-03-29 1943-07-26 Major General White, Charles H. 4614 IX Corps 1943-07-23 1943-11-13 Major General Haislip, Wade H. 5054 XV Corps 1943-11-13 1944-01-17 Major General Patch, Jr., Alexander M. 5187 IV Corps 1944-01-17 1944-04 Major General Anderson, Jonathon W. N/A X Corps U.S. Naval Academy 1911 Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy. {"selectable":false,"height":"600","width":"800"} California-Arizona Maneuver Area (CAMA) Camps & Airfields Camp Near State GPS Airfield GPS Notes Young Desert Center CA 33.66989, -115.79392 Shavers 33.66482, -115.71058 Headquarters Camp Desert Center Desert Center CA 33.71463, -115.40039 Desert Center 33.74778, -115.32528 Note 1 Coxcomb Desert Center CA 33.91402, -115.27061 Coxcomb 33.92261, -115.23951 Divisional Camp Iron Mountain Freda CA 34.10072, -115.15594 Iron Mountain 34.10186, -115.10754 Divisional Camp Granite Freda CA 34.06653, -115.13741 Iron Mountain 34.10072}, -115.15594 Divisional Camp Essex Needles CA 34.79238, -115.26787 Essex 34.77151, -115.22152 Divisional Camp Clipper Needles CA 34.79689, -115.22118 Essex 34.77151, -115.22152 Divisional Camp Hyder Hyder AZ 33.02111, -113.37611 Divisional Camp Horn Dateland AZ 32.92679, -113.57589 Dateland 32.81512, -113.52808 Divisional Camp Pilot Knob Pilot Knob CA 32.75819, -114.75477 Divisional Camp Laguna Yuma AZ 32.84513, -114.38158 Laguna 32.86697, -114.39467 Divisional Camp Bouse Blouse AZ 34.03058, -113.73403 Divisional Camp Goffs Goffs CA 34.9208, -115.06436 Goffs 34.93658, -115.06823 Ammunition & Supplies Rice Freda CA 34.07882, -114.76456 Rice 34.06482, -114.814 Divisional Camp Ibis Needles CA 34.97033, -114.82268 Ibis 34.97611, -114.84028 Divisional Camp Blythe CA Blythe 33.62141, -114.71684 Major Airfield Thermal CA Thermal 33.62673, -116.15643 Major Airfield Needles CA Needles 34.7628, -114.62422 Major Airfield Notes: 1. Camp Desert Center housed an Evacuation Hospital, Observers camp, Ammunition Depot, 18th Ordnance Battalion and a quartermaster truck company. Sometimes listed as a divisional Camp. Sources: Desert Training Center California-Arizona Manuever Area - Interpretive Plan (sic), Draft, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District, Riverside California, 1985, 78 pages, Pdf or Pdf.