Michael Spady:
The Camp Adair Memorial Garden. During WWII, four infantry divisions trained here before departing to Europe or the Pacific. The camp existed on 55,000 acres, acquired in 1941. It had 1800 buildings, artillery ranges, training grounds, and 35,000 troops.
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Camp Adair, OR. The soldiers of the104th Infantry Division, the Timberwolves, lost 1447 dead, during 195 continuous days of combat in Europe.
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Camp Adair, OR. The 91st Infantry division (the Wild West Division) served in the Italian campaign, where 1875 of its members died during 271 days of combat.
Michael Spady:
The Deadeyes (96th Infantry Division) saw action in the Phillipines and Okinawa. Had the war not ended when it did, the 96th would fought in the planned invasion of Japan. 1598 members of this division gave their lives.
Michael Spady:
Camp Adair, OR. This monument memorializes the soldiers of the 70th Infantry Division, which trained at Camp Adair and served in Europe.
Michael Spady:
Camp Adair, OR. The Trailblazers (70th Infantry Division) took its name in honor of the Oregon Trail Centenniel in 1943. The division served in Europe, losing 755 of its member killed in 86 consecutive days of combat.
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Camp Adair, OR. Very few, if any, original structures remain. This overgrown foundation attests to what once was.
Michael Spady:
Camp Adair, OR. These tombstone-like constuctions were once supports for some building. The ground where they stand has pavement underlying it.
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Camp Adair, OR. Remnants of what may have been a heating plant.
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Camp Adair. This row of 8 columns was one side of a large building. The enclosed space was about 140 ft. by 100 ft., the pillars being on the longer side. A row of 8 more stands opposite, and there are no support piers on the floor.
Michael Spady:
Camp Adair. A smaller structure, becoming partially hidden, off the end of a larger building.
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