Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma
Camp Doniphan was a military base adjacent to Fort Sill, just outside Lawton, in Comanche County, Oklahoma, that was activated for use in World War I for artillery training.[1] The post was closed in 1918 and incorporated into Fort Sill.[2]
History
The camp was named for
The camp was home of the 35th Infantry Division, made up of the National Guard of Kansas and Missouri.[4][5][6][7] It became part of the United States Army Field Artillery School, and included the 128th Field Artillery Regiment and 129th Field Artillery Regiment of Missouri, 130th Field Artillery Regiment of Kansas, and the 158th Field Artillery Regiment of Oklahoma.[8][9][10][11] Harry S. Truman was stationed at Camp Doniphan from September 1917 until March 1918, and he was assigned to run the regimental canteen.[9][12][13][14] It was here that he made Edward Jacobson his business partner.[15]
References
- ^ "Camp Doniphan part of Fort Sill" World War 1 Centennial Commission Website
- ^ "The WW1 Era: Camp Doniphan" history.army.mil
- ^ Topographic map, Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, Okla. Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine - Oklahoma State University Digital Library
- ^ History of the 35th Infantry Division (ID) "Santa Fe" Archived 2008-05-30 at the Wayback Machine - at Army.mil
- ^ History of the 35th Infantry Division Archived 2007-12-23 at the Wayback Machine - at KFOR 9
- ^ Fort Sill search Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine - at the Kansas City Public Library
- ^ The 35th Infantry Division in the Great War Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine - at the Museum of the Kansas National Guard
- ^ Connelley, William E (1928). "The 35th Infantry Division in the Great War" - History of Kansas: State and People, Volume II. Chicago: The American Historical Society. pp. 889-893.
- ^ a b Chronological Record of the 129th Field Artillery 1917-1919 Archived 2019-05-03 at the Wayback Machine - the Truman Library
- ^ 2Lt. Erwin Russell Bleckley Archived 2008-04-17 at the Wayback Machine - at the Museum of the Kansas National Guard
- ^ 1st Battalion - 158th Field Artillery (MLRS) - at GlobalSecurity.org
- ISBN 0-671-86920-5
- ^ Gilwee, William J. Capt. Harry Truman Artilleryman and Future President - at the Doughboy Center
- ^ Oral History Interview with Ted Marks - at the Truman Library
- ^ McCullough, p. 107
Further reading
- Triplet, William S. (2000). OCLC 43707198.