Camp Sherman, Ohio

Camp Sherman Joint Training Center
Chillicothe, Ohio

Portrait of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson formed by 21,000 military officers and men at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio in 1918, during World War I
Coordinates 39°22′05″N 83°00′03″W / 39.3680556°N 83.0008333°W / 39.3680556; -83.0008333Coordinates: 39°22′05″N 83°00′03″W / 39.3680556°N 83.0008333°W / 39.3680556; -83.0008333
Type Military Base
Site information
Owner Ohio Army National Guard
Site history
Built 1917 (1917)

Camp Sherman is an Ohio Army National Guard training site near Chillicothe, Ohio. It was established in 1917 after the U.S. entered World War I and today serves as a training site for National Guard Soldiers. In 2009 the remaining National Guard facility was renamed Camp Sherman Joint Training Center.[1]

Recruits at Camp Sherman in WWI

References

  1. ↑ Camp Sherman name change
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