Original US WWI Photograph Camp Hancock Augusta, GA HUGE PHOTO 10" x 36"

Description

Outstanding Original WWI Black & White Photograph Dated July 8th, 1918
Inscriptions on the Photo Read:
5th Casual Company,
2nd Prov. Regt. O.T.C.
Camp Hancock, Ga. July 8, 1918
The Miller Studio
Augusta, GA
Any WWI collector would love this item. Fascinating look at the faces of the men in the 2nd Provisional Regiment Ordnance Officers' Training Camp!
Dimensions: 36-3/4 inches wide by 10 inches tall. Unframed photograph. Not a reproduction.
Camp Hancock was one of sixteen U.S. Army National Guard Mobilization and Training Camps established 18 July 1917 to train and integrate National Guard units for service in a U.S. Army division. Camp Hancock was established under the supervision of construction quartermaster Major Gratz B. Strickler on a site of about 1,777 acres on a reservation of 13,811. The camp was to have a capacity of about 50,000 officers and enlisted men that would become the 28th U.S. Infantry Division. The camp was completed in November 1917 at an eventual cost of $ 5,800,000. The first commander of the camp was Major General Charles M. Clement who formed the 28th U.S. Infantry Division from Pennsylvania National Guard units. The 28th entered Federal service 5 Aug 1917 and began departing for France on 21 Apr 1918. The 28th distinguished itself in combat, fighting sometimes hand to hand. The 28th suffered heavy casualties, including 2,531 killed, 13,746 wounded and 726 captured. The 28th returned to the U.S. and was demobilized in 17 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey. At the end of the war the camp became a demobilization center until it was abandoned 27 Mar 1919 and turned over to a caretaker detachment.
Nice complement to ANY military collection.
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