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Camp Merritt

Camp Merritt

Paperback

Series: Images of America

Armed ForcesGeneral Military HistoryRegional: Middle Atlantic

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ISBN10: 1467125873
ISBN13: 9781467125871
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Published: May 22 2017
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.20
Language: English
Camp Merritt, located in Bergen County, New Jersey, was authorized by the federal government in August 1917 as a critically needed embarkation base for processing US Army soldiers bound for the battlefields of Europe during World War I. The site of the camp, which now encompasses parts of five towns, was chosen for its proximity to roadways, railroads, and the Hudson River, which enabled the rapid movement of large numbers of troops and equipment to the nearby shipping port of Hoboken. As the war progressed, the size and scope of the base expanded; it was closed on June 30, 1920. During its lifetime, the camp processed over one million soldiers and nurses both going to and returning from war zones.

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