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Between the World Wars, Camp Dix was a reception, training, and discharge center for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Camp Dix became Fort Dix on 8 March 1939, and the installation became a permanent Army post.
Aug 13, 2017 · March 8, 1939: Camp Dix becomes a permanent Army post and its name is changed to Fort Dix. September 1939: World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland; Dix will become a...
Jul 18, 2014 · On December 15, 1917, the electric lights illuminating Camp Dix numbered 34,250. Camp Dix served as a staging and training center during WWI and WWII. After the armistice the Camp served as a demobilization center for Active Army, Army Reserve and National Guard Units.
A glimpse into the making of a World War 1 era soldier - this story takes place near Wrightstown, New Jersey at the new Army training facility called Camp Dix. This tabloid size paper was produced during 1918. Eat, Drink and Be Merry at Camp Dix - 1917.
Soldiers at Camp Dix, Wrightstown, New Jersey, 1919 It was one of New Jersey’s most important contributions to World War I. Now known as Fort Dix, Camp Dix served as one of the key training grounds for American soldiers. It also received troops when they returned from France. Located near Wrightstown, Burlington County, the camp was named for the Civil War general John Adams Dix. This photo ...
COL. WAIT C. JOHNSON - Assistant Chief of Staff, Camp Dix - An officer who left college in the call of the Spanish-American War, became a sergeant, was commissioned a second lieutenant, decided to remain in the service continuously, and has risen from one higher rank to another. He knows everybody, never forgets anything—not even to a smile.
Gen. John A. Dix, in honor of whom this camp was named, was an ensign in the War of 1812 at the age of 14, and lived to become major general of volunteers in the Civil War. As the President of the Union Defense Committee during the latter conflict, he organized 17 regiments and was instrumental in saving Maryland for the Union.
