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Phone: (325) 643-3055. Camp Bowie is one of four Texas Army National Guard training sites. The cam employs 32 full-time federal and state employees and offers mobilization and unit-training annually for more than 25,000 men. Just outside of Brownwood, Texas, Camp Bowie provides a large US National Guard training center and other facilities for ...
This collection of photographs documents life at Camp Bowie, featuring photos of troops at the camp in Fort Worth during WWI, and of troops, tents, and aerial views of...
Jun 22, 2021 · The BricksCamp Bowie Boulevard 1927 (Fort Worth Public Library Archives)Camp Bowie soldiers - 1917During World War I, The Boulevard became a training camp for the 36th Division soldiers and specialists. It was equipped with practice tranches and training schools focused on combat and survival skills, with an emphasis on protection from chemical warfare. Construction of Camp Bowie began July 18 ...
Map shows early twentieth century layout of roads, railroads, buildings, facilities, and utilities at Camp Bowie, near Fort Worth, Texas. Includes key to utility services. Relief shown by contours. Scale [ca. 1:7,200].
Camp Bowie, named in honor of the Texas patriot James Bowie, was a military training facility during World War II, and was the third camp in Texas to be so named. From 1940 to 1946, it grew to be one of the largest training centers in Texas. In 1940, the war situation in Europe caused the United States Congress to determine that the time had ...
Jul 28, 2017 · Shortly after the Armistice on November 11, 1918, Camp Bowie was designated a demobilization center. By May 31, 1919, it had discharged 31,584 men. The heaviest traffic occurred in June, when it processed thousands of combat veterans of the Thirty-sixth and Ninetieth Texas-Oklahoma divisions. The demobilization having been concluded, Camp Bowie ...
Dec 9, 2020 · On April 11, 1918, the 36th went on parade in the city for the first time. The four-hour event drew crowds estimated at 225,000, making it perhaps the biggest parade in Fort Worth’s history. For about five months after the departure of the 36th for France in July 1918, the camp functioned as an infantry replacement and training facility.
