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'''Camp Wallace''' (1941-1946) - A [[World War II]] Camp established in 1941 near Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas. Named Camp Wallace after Colonel [[Elmer J. Wallace]] of the 59th Coast Artillery, who was fatally wounded in the Meuse-Argonne offensive of 1918. Became a U.S. Navy facility in 1944. Closed and declared surplus in 1946.

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== History ==
A Coast Artillery anti-aircraft artillery training center opened on 1 Feb 1941 and served as a replacement training center for antiaircraft personnel. The camp contained 399 buildings, some pre-built on nearby [[Fort Crockett]]. Constructed on the camp were a medical facility, 161 barracks, and a service club. By May 1941 the camp had a capacity of some 10,250 personnel.

On 15 Apr 1945, the camp was officially transferred to the United States Navy as a naval training and distribution center and was used as a boot camp. After the war it became the Naval Personnel Separation Center. It was declared surplus in 1947.
== Current Status ==
Site now Jack Brooks Park.

==Context==

{{Location|5700 FM 2004 & SH6, Hitchcock, TX, 77563|29.36378|-95.03081}}
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'''See Also:'''
* [[Battery Wallace (California 2)]]

'''Sources:''' 
* {{Roberts}}, page 780.

'''Links:''' 
* [https://www.northamericanforts.com/West/tx-coast1.html#wallace North American Forts - Camp Wallace]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbc30 Texas Handbook Online - Camp Wallace]
* [https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=35937 Hmdb - Camp Wallace]

[[Category:Texas Camps]]
[[Category:Starter Page]]
[[Category:World War II]]
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