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Camp Clipper was established
at a site that reached from Essex Road to this location
in the Spring of 1942. It was one of twelve such camps
built in the southwestern deserts 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, Coxcomb,
Iron Mountain, Ibis, Granite, Pilot Knob, Laguna, Horn,
Ryder, 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 two 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. The 33rd and 93rd Infantry
Divisions were trained here.
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