Originally posted by swampcat:
rdbates, Camp Adair was where the 70th infantry division was formed, probably other outfits too.
I bet I know what it looks like now from your description. Camp Beauregard near Alexandria, La was a big facility before & during WWII. There and at Fort Polk, which is still in business, is where the 1940 manouvers were held and there it's rumored that Eisenhower, Bradley and other soldiers were picked to lead our troops in the event of another war, there. I went to Beauregard when I was a kid and all that was left was the concrete but it was kind of exciting to imagine what once was an "Arsenal for Democracy".
I spent 8 delightful weeks in TigerLand at Fort Polk in 1966. Thought I was gonna be an 11B ground pounder. Somehow I ended up as a 26B radar tech. When I left Ft Polk, I vowed never to go back to that state. I kept my promise for 36 years....until I went to New Orleans to buy a 67 Camaro. I spose that was worth it.
