Camp Kearny (2)
Camp Kearny (2) (1917-1919) - A World War I U.S. Army training Camp established in 1917 on present day Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego County, California. Named Camp Kearny after Brigadier General Stephen Watts Kearny. Abandoned in 1919.
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History of Camp Kearny
One of sixteen U.S. Army National Guard Mobilization and Training Camps established 23 Jul 1917 to train and integrate National Guard units for service in a U.S. Army division. Camp Kearny was established in July 1917 under the supervision of construction quartermaster 1st Lt. Charles Rogers. The camp was to have a capacity of about 31,000 officers and enlisted men that would become the 40th U.S. Infantry Division. The camp was mostly completed in November at an eventual cost of $ 5,900,000.
The first commander of the camp was Major General F. S. Strong who formed the 40th U.S. Infantry Division and trained the troops. The 40th was formed in September 1917, trained and then arrived in France in August 1918. The division was designated as a depot division early in November 1918 to furnish replacements for losses in other divisions. Two units of the division saw combat but the division as a whole did not. The 40th Division Headquarters returned to the U.S. in February 1919 and was demobilized in April 1919.
At the end of the war the camp became a demobilization center until it was closed and salvaged in 1919. The Navy took possession of the site and developed into the present Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
Current Status
The site is part of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego County, California.
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Location: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 32.867778 Long: -117.141667 |
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