Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Indiana, USA, is a training base of the Indiana National Guard. It was planned just months before the U.S. entry into World War II. Originally surveyed and researched by the Hurd Company, the present site was recommended to Congress in 1941. Construction commenced shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. More than 1,500 wood frame buildings were constructed, sized to hold more than one army infantry division. It also contained the 47-building, (concrete block, 2-story) Wakeman General and Convalescent Hospital, the largest hospital of its kind in the US in the 1940s. It was known for its progressive plastic eye replacements. During World War II, the U.S. 39th Evacuation Hospital, the 101st Infantry Battalion (Separate) and four U.S. Army infantry divisions, the 30th, 83rd, 92nd, and 106th, trained here. The 106th left Camp Atterbury on 9 October 1944 and two months later was on the front lines, crossing into Belgium on 10 December 1944. Spread over a 28-mile (45km) front, they bore the brunt of the Battle of the Bulge with more than 7,000 total combat-related casualties (combined missing, killed, or wounded in action.)
A look inside Camp Atterbury where Afghan evacuees are staying
New video from the Indiana National Guard shows a look inside where evacuees from Afghanistan are staying at Camp Atterbury.
published: 03 Sep 2021
Afghan evacuees arrive at Camp Atterbury
If 5,000 refugees arrive at Atterbury, it would more than double the town's population.
published: 02 Sep 2021
Afghan refugees arrive at Camp Atterbury
Afghanistan refugees have arrived on buses at Camp Atterbury.
published: 02 Sep 2021
Camp Atterbury, where thousands of Afghans will seek refuge, once held Nazi POWs | WTHR.com
When Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive on the grounds of Camp Atterbury in the coming days, they will be living inside a facility that once prepared U.S. military personnel for battle, housed Nazi and Italian prisoners of war, and healed soldiers recovering from warfronts across the world.
Camp Atterbury has a long military history dating back to World War II.
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published: 01 Sep 2021
Afghan refugees to temporarily resettle in Indiana at Camp Atterbury
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — State officials say roughly 1,000 Afghanistan evacuees are expected to arrive as early as this week at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training base, where they’ll be provided temporary housing and support services before further resettlement.
R. Dale Lyles, adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, said Wednesday that Camp Atterbury, located about 25 miles south of Indianapolis, is expected to receive approximately 5,000 Afghan refugees in the coming weeks.
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published: 01 Sep 2021
Preparations underway to receive Afghan refugees at Camp Atterbury
The first group could arrive as soon as the end of this week.
published: 01 Sep 2021
Camp Atterbury ready to provide temporary home to Afghan evacuees
The refugees could start arriving by the end of the week.
When Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive on the grounds of Camp Atterbury in the coming days, they will be living inside a facility that once prepared U....
When Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive on the grounds of Camp Atterbury in the coming days, they will be living inside a facility that once prepared U.S. military personnel for battle, housed Nazi and Italian prisoners of war, and healed soldiers recovering from warfronts across the world.
Camp Atterbury has a long military history dating back to World War II.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/national/military-news/thousands-of-afghan-evacuees-will-find-refuge-in-place-that-once-held-nazi-fighters/531-36130553-f16d-4ba9-a47d-708ceee5e261
#CampAtterbury #WorldWarII #Military #Refugees
When Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive on the grounds of Camp Atterbury in the coming days, they will be living inside a facility that once prepared U.S. military personnel for battle, housed Nazi and Italian prisoners of war, and healed soldiers recovering from warfronts across the world.
Camp Atterbury has a long military history dating back to World War II.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/national/military-news/thousands-of-afghan-evacuees-will-find-refuge-in-place-that-once-held-nazi-fighters/531-36130553-f16d-4ba9-a47d-708ceee5e261
#CampAtterbury #WorldWarII #Military #Refugees
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — State officials say roughly 1,000 Afghanistan evacuees are expected to arrive as early as this week at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp ...
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — State officials say roughly 1,000 Afghanistan evacuees are expected to arrive as early as this week at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training base, where they’ll be provided temporary housing and support services before further resettlement.
R. Dale Lyles, adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, said Wednesday that Camp Atterbury, located about 25 miles south of Indianapolis, is expected to receive approximately 5,000 Afghan refugees in the coming weeks.
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CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — State officials say roughly 1,000 Afghanistan evacuees are expected to arrive as early as this week at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training base, where they’ll be provided temporary housing and support services before further resettlement.
R. Dale Lyles, adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, said Wednesday that Camp Atterbury, located about 25 miles south of Indianapolis, is expected to receive approximately 5,000 Afghan refugees in the coming weeks.
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When Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban arrive on the grounds of Camp Atterbury in the coming days, they will be living inside a facility that once prepared U.S. military personnel for battle, housed Nazi and Italian prisoners of war, and healed soldiers recovering from warfronts across the world.
Camp Atterbury has a long military history dating back to World War II.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/national/military-news/thousands-of-afghan-evacuees-will-find-refuge-in-place-that-once-held-nazi-fighters/531-36130553-f16d-4ba9-a47d-708ceee5e261
#CampAtterbury #WorldWarII #Military #Refugees
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — State officials say roughly 1,000 Afghanistan evacuees are expected to arrive as early as this week at the Indiana National Guard’s Camp Atterbury training base, where they’ll be provided temporary housing and support services before further resettlement.
R. Dale Lyles, adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, said Wednesday that Camp Atterbury, located about 25 miles south of Indianapolis, is expected to receive approximately 5,000 Afghan refugees in the coming weeks.
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Camp Atterbury, near Edinburgh, Indiana, USA, is a training base of the Indiana National Guard. It was planned just months before the U.S. entry into World War II. Originally surveyed and researched by the Hurd Company, the present site was recommended to Congress in 1941. Construction commenced shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. More than 1,500 wood frame buildings were constructed, sized to hold more than one army infantry division. It also contained the 47-building, (concrete block, 2-story) Wakeman General and Convalescent Hospital, the largest hospital of its kind in the US in the 1940s. It was known for its progressive plastic eye replacements. During World War II, the U.S. 39th Evacuation Hospital, the 101st Infantry Battalion (Separate) and four U.S. Army infantry divisions, the 30th, 83rd, 92nd, and 106th, trained here. The 106th left Camp Atterbury on 9 October 1944 and two months later was on the front lines, crossing into Belgium on 10 December 1944. Spread over a 28-mile (45km) front, they bore the brunt of the Battle of the Bulge with more than 7,000 total combat-related casualties (combined missing, killed, or wounded in action.)