Souther Field
(Added 09/25/18)
Souther Field was one of the very few southern fields outside of Florida to survive with aviation reuse. It had one auxiliary field somewhere. It served as a contract flying school during WWII. Today, it is one of the very few WWI era fields left in the south that still has aviation activity.
Atlanta:
Atlanta General Supply Depot
It was located in Forsyth Building.
Camp Gordon
It was located in Forsyth Building.
Camp Gordon
Camp Gordon was one of 16 National Army cantonments. It did see WWII reuse, but in a much different capacity. There was Atlanta NAS, which is now the civilian DeKalb Peachtree Airport. Then, there was Lawson General Hospital. Today it is the site for the Centers for Disease Control.
There is a Fort Gordon that was opened during WWII near Augusta named after the same Confederate States general. It is still an active base.
Camp Jessup
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| Camp Jessup superimposed over a 1963 map. |
It
was used for training of mechanical repair shop units of the
Quartermaster Corps. It consisted of 136 acres, and was adjacent to Fort
McPherson. It would eventually be absorbed by it.
Ft. McPherson (General Hospital #6)
(updated 10/31/18)
| Fort McPherson was founded in 1885. In addition to serving as a general hospital, it was one of just four POW locations in the entire United States.It saw reuse during WWII, and was on the 2005 base closure list. I visited the site in November 2017. About the half the base has been razed for civilian development, or for putting up a "Parking lot in Paradise." But the most historic part with the officers row is still intact and will be preserved. | ||
Augusta Arsenal
Camp Hancock
(updated 10-31-18)
(updated 10-31-18)
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| Hospital area. |
Brunswick:
Brunswick NAS
The air base opened in November 1918. It was disestablished in 1920. During WWII, the Navy returned and the base was renamed Glynco NAS. It was closed in 1974, but civilian aviation remains.
Columbus:
Camp Benning
(Added 09/25/18)
(Added 09/25/18)
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| Circa 1920s |
Camp Wheeler
(updated 11/15/18)
Fort Oglethorpe:(updated 11/15/18)
Camp Wheeler was one of 16 National Guard tent camps. After the war, it was ordered salvaged. But during WWII, about 14,000 acres were leased, and new buildings were constructed from scratch. After that war ended, those buildings were also salvaged. Your tax dollars at work.
There was some sites located within the Chickamauga, and Chattanooga National Military Park. It was the scene of a Civil War Battle. The park is still active. But only traces of Fort Oglethorpe remain.
Camp Forrest
This was a training camp for the Corps of Engineers. It was named after the infamous Confederate States general, Nathaniel Bedford Forrest, who also founded the Ku Klux Klan domestic terrorist hate group. No, there is no place called Camp Forrest today!
Camp Greenleaf (updated 10/31/18)
This camp served as a training center for medical replacements. It was named after Brigadier General Charles R. Greenleaf who served in the Spanish-American War. There is no trace left of Camp Greenleaf.
Ft. Oglethorpe (General Hospital #14) (updated 10/31/18)
Fort Oglethorpe was 813 acres in size. It was named after James E. Oglethorpe, the first governor of Georgia. In addition to serving as a general hospital, it was one of just four POW locations in the entire United States. Camp Forrest and Camp Greenleaf were absorbed by Fort Oglethorpe in 1919. Today, Fort Oglethorpe is a residential neighborhood with a decent amount of the original buildings still in use. But it is really odd to see several little league fields shoehorned into the middle of the parade grounds. Typically, parade grounds are left undeveloped.
Savannah:
Ft. Screven
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