Camp Haan

Camp Haan (1940-1946) - A World War II training camp first established in 1940 near Riverside, Riverside County, California. Named Camp Haan after Major General William G. Haan (Cullum 3293), a distinguished World War I commander. Decommissioned in 1946. Riverside National Cemetery on the Site of Camp Haan History Established in 1940 from 8,058 acres of adjacent March Air Base (later March Air Force Base and now March Air Reserve Base) as a training base for anti aircraft artillery units. Construction was completed in January 1941 and included 352 temporary WWII type buildings, 2,459 tent platforms, six exchanges and five chapels. The post became a Army Service Depot in March 1942 and also served as a German and Italian prisoner of war (POW) camp. Toward the end of the war a U.S. Army disciplinary barracks was established along with an 800 bed hospital for injured returning troops. The camp served as a demobilization center until decommissioned on 31 Aug 1946. Camp Haan was declared surplus on 31 Aug 1946. The land reverted to March Air Base and in 1976 a portion became the 921 acre Riverside National Cemetery. Current Status The site now houses the Riverside National Cemetery and the General Old Golf Course near Riverside, Riverside County, California. The site of the camp is across I-215 from March Air Reserve Base. Location: Near Riverside, Riverside County, California. Maps & Images Lat: 33.8752 Long: -117.277 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1539' Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 70. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1701103 Links: North American Forts - Camp Haan California Military Museum - Camp Haan Pacific Coast Architecture Database - Camp Haan Visited: 14 Jan 2014