Bibliograph

Fort Hood in World War II

Type

Label

Fort Hood in World War II

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fort Hood in World War II

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Summary

On January 14, 1942, Col. Andrew D. Bruce announced that the location of the new Tank Destroyer Tactical Training and Firing Center was to be near Killeen, Texas. This announcement put into motion a whirlwind of activity and construction that resulted in the creation of one of the largest military bases in the world. On September 18, 1942, Camp Hood was officially opened. Eight short months after the opening of Camp Hood, the base nearly doubled in size. Building from scratch, the spirit of a black panther, as depicted on the tank destroyers shoulder patch, was channeled into anti-tank combat teams. These teams were trained to fight the formidable might of Germany's panzer divisions

Target audience

adult

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