(Activated Oct. 1940 - Deactivated Dec. 1945)
Camp Claiborne was named for William C. C.
Claiborne, first governor of the state of
Louisiana. The camp was part of the 8th
Service Command. It was also home for the US
Army's 34th Infantry . . . — — Map (db m125136) HM
At this site on May 7 1942 Sergeant Alvin C York the most decorated Soldier of WWI
addressed the 82nd Infantry Division under the command of General Omar Bradley. The division would later become the 82nd Airborne Division and furnish personnel to . . . — — Map (db m125176) HM
Here at Camp Claiborne the 82nd Infantry Division, "All American" of WWI fame was reactivated on March 25, 1942, under the command of Major General Omar Bradley. On June 26, 1942, Major General Bradley
was reassigned to Camp Livingston, Louisiana, . . . — — Map (db m124040) HM
