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Camp Granite was established
at this site in the Spring of 1942. It was one of twelve
such camps built in the southwestern desert to harden
and train United States troops for service on the battlefields
of World War II. The Desert Training Center was a simulated
theater of operations that included portions of California,
Arizona and Nevada. The other camps were Young, Granite,
Iron Mountain, Ibis, Clipper, Pilot Knob, Laguna, Horn,
Hyder, Bouse and Rice. A total of 13 infantry divisions
and 7 armored divisions plus numerous smaller units were
trained in this harsh environment. The Training Center
was in operation for almost 2 years and was closed early
in 1944 when the last units were shipped overseas. During
the brief period of operation over one million American
soldiers were trained for combat.
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