Camp Wheeler, Georgia

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Camp Wheeler, Georgia was a major U.S. Army training camp used primarily during World War I and World War II to prepare infantry divisions for combat.

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Camp Wheeler, Georgia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army training camp
alsoKnownAs Camp Wheeler NERFINISHED
category Former military installations in Georgia
World War I army training camps
World War II army training camps
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era World War I era
World War II
surface form: World War II era
established 1917
garrisonType temporary training camp
geographicLocation central Georgia
locatedIn Georgia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Macon, Georgia NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Army Infantry NERFINISHED
namedAfter Joseph Wheeler NERFINISHED
namedFor Confederate cavalry general Joseph Wheeler NERFINISHED
near Ocmulgee River NERFINISHED
operatedBy United States Army
partOf United States Army training system
primaryFunction infantry training
region Bibb County, Georgia NERFINISHED
status decommissioned
usedBy U.S. Army National Army divisions in World War I
U.S. Army infantry divisions in World War II
usedDuring World War I
World War II
usedFor basic training
replacement training
training infantry divisions for combat

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Hourglass Division formedAt Camp Wheeler, Georgia
subject surface form: 7th Infantry Division