Camp Adair

Camp Adair (1942-1946) - Established in 1942 and formally dedicated 4 Sep 1943 on 50,000 acres in Benton and Polk Counties, Oregon and was deactivated 23 May 1946. Camp Adair was named after Lt. Henry Rodney Adair, a West Point Graduate, who was killed 21 Jun 1916 during Gen. Pershing's incursion into Mexico.

Camp Adair History

Camp Adair was built as a training center during World War II and was occupied by four divisions of combat infantry troops, the 91st U.S. Infantry Division (Powder River), the 96th U.S. Infantry Division (Deadeye), the 104th U.S. Infantry Division (Timberwolf), and the 70th U.S. Infantry Division (Trailblazer). As these divisions were shipped out the U.S. Army turned the base hospital over to the U.S. Navy to handle casualties from the Pacific Theater. The hospital was enlarged to take care of 3,600 convalescents. The camp also served as a prisoner of war camp between Aug 1944 and Apr 1946 for Italian and German prisoners.

In 1957 portions of Camp Adair became Camp Adair Air Force Station and Sage Support Facility when much of the current town was constructed. In 1969 the Air Force Station was declared surplus property disposed of. That property now forms the basis of the Adair Village community.

Current Status

Only a few buildings and foundations remain to mark the main site of Camp Adair. A sign on US Highway 99W commemorates the divisions that trained there. Each Division also has a memorial located near the public viewing area 0.5 mile east of 99W on Camp Adair Road. The 50,000 acre site that made up the camp is owned by state and local governments and individuals.

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Location: Benton County, Polk County, Oregon Maps & Images Lat: 44.7 Long: -123.21 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 226

Sources:

• Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
• McArthur, Lewis A. & McArthur, Lewis L., Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press; 7 edition (December 2003), 1073 pages, ISBN 0875952771, ISBN 978-0875952772, page 140
• Camp Adair

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