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Title	Camp Forrest family day, 1941 April 20
Corporate name	Camp Forrest (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Topical entry	Families of military personnel--Tennessee World War, 1939-1945--History--Sources Military training camps--Tennessee, Middle World War, 1939-1945--History--Sources
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Tennessee, Middle--History--Sources Coffee County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	Pictured: “’Big Boy Sarg,’ a two-year-old Great Dane, the mascot of the Seventy-fifth Brigade, Field Artillery, condescended to look over the proceedings of the day accompanied by, left to right: Privates W. D. MacDonald, Howard Harrison, and Dallas? Roberts, all of the Brigade Headquarters Battery, and all from Lebanon, Tenn. According to his escorts, ‘Big Boy Sarg’ is the most popular individual in the whole Brigade. They said he knows almost all the men in the camp, but doesn’t like or notice any strangers who chance his way.” Source: Nashville Banner. A scene from family day at Camp Forrest on April 20th, 1941. Camp Forrest was built near Tullahoma, Tennessee as a National Guard Camp in 1926. During World War II, Camp Forrest was one of the Army’s largest training bases for infantry, artillery, engineer, and signal organizations. It also served as a hospital center and temporary encampment area for troops during maneuvers. Large scale war games were conducted in an area around Camp Forrest as America conducted a full dress rehearsal for the coming invasion in Europe. William Northern Field, an air training base, was an addition for war preparation. Camp Forrest officially became a prisoner of war camp May 12, 1942. Initially the camp held civilian detainees who were incarcerated under a program called “Alien Enemy Control.” During the World War II, hundreds of thousands of military soldiers trained in the Tennessee Maneuvers area. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1941-04-20
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 412 258 Camp Forrest family day April 20 1941 007
Relation	Record Group 412
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412