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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1944) - A U.S. Army Military Police Camp established in 1941 as [[Camp Sibert (2)|Camp Sibert]] during [[World War II]] in Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada. Renamed Camp Williston in G.O. 47, 21 Sep 1942, after Brigadier General [[Edward B. Williston]], recipient of the Medal of Honor during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Abandoned in 1944. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1941-1944) - A U.S. Army Military Police Camp established in 1941 as [[Camp Sibert (2)|Camp Sibert]] during [[World War II]] in Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada. Renamed Camp Williston in G.O. 47, 21 Sep 1942, after Brigadier General [[Edward B. Williston]], recipient of the Medal of Honor during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Abandoned in 1944. | ||
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | == [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | ||
Originally named [[Camp Sibert (2)|Camp Siebert]] but, when that name confliced with an existing [[Camp Sibert (1)|Camp Sibert]] in Alabama, the name was changed to Camp Williston. The post was established just before the beginning of [[World War II]] to provide MP training and protection for Boulder Dam facilities and local industries. The post was garrison by some 800 military police and support troops. | Originally named [[Camp Sibert (2)|Camp Siebert]] but, when that name confliced with an existing [[Camp Sibert (1)|Camp Sibert]] in Alabama, the name was changed to Camp Williston. The post was established just before the beginning of [[World War II]] to provide MP training and protection for Boulder Dam facilities and local industries. The post was garrison by some 800 military police and support troops. | ||
Revision as of 08:09, 12 February 2013
Camp Williston (1941-1944) - A U.S. Army Military Police Camp established in 1941 as Camp Sibert during World War II in Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada. Renamed Camp Williston in G.O. 47, 21 Sep 1942, after Brigadier General Edward B. Williston, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the U.S. Civil War. Abandoned in 1944.
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World War II (1941-1945)
Originally named Camp Siebert but, when that name confliced with an existing Camp Sibert in Alabama, the name was changed to Camp Williston. The post was established just before the beginning of World War II to provide MP training and protection for Boulder Dam facilities and local industries. The post was garrison by some 800 military police and support troops.
The U.S. Army abandoned Camp Williston in 1944 after the troops departed on 9 Mar 1944 for Fort Custer (2), Michigan. The Camp was put up for sale in October 1944 and the buildings were eventually sold and moved away.
Current Status
No remains of the camp. Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1680557
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Location: Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada. Maps & Images Lat: 35.97356 Long: -114.83206 |
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 494
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Visited: 4 Feb 2013
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