I was under the impression that German prisoners were also housed there. C.L. Jones >From: "Robert Deal" <rdeal@ccc-cable.net> >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ARDREW] Camp Monticello >Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:31:20 -0600 > >Robbie; > >>>>>Can anyone tell me where Camp Monticello was? I found a newspaper >article where someone was training at Camp Monticello for the WAAC. Also, >does anyone know where the records for these individuals are kept?<<<< > >Robbie > >My thoughts are that the news article was referring to the camp built on >what is now the Drew County Fairgrounds on Hwy 35 East to house Italian >POW's. >The camp was started in the summer of 1942 with ground clearing and about >the first of September building's began to go up. It was completed in early >1943 and the Army had no Italian's needing space at that time so a >detachment of WAAC's were brought in to train at the camp until it was >needed for POW's.It was only used by the WAAC's for a short period of >time,maybe two months or so and later occupied by Italian POW's. >I think the land was given by the U.S. after the war to Arkansas A&M and >some students were housed there after the war. >I believe that WAAC was the abbreviation for Women Auxuially Army Corps. >They were young women who had entered the ARMY. >World War II service records were kept at a warehouse in Kansas City for >many years but the had a bad fire and destroyed a lot of the records. I >think the rest was moved to another location. >I worked on this camp from the time the Corps of Army Engineers took >possession of the land until the construction was complete. I was present >when the first women arrived. >Not many of us around anymore that actually worked on it. >Robert > > >

Seems I remember a German camp on highway 65 south. There was a small town near there, but do not recall the name... Jerome maybe?? ----- Original Message ----- Wrom: ZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFD To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [ARDREW] Camp Monticello I was under the impression that German prisoners were also housed there. C.L. Jones >Wrom: ULHPQQWOYIYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZL >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [ARDREW] Camp Monticello >Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:31:20 -0600 > >Robbie; > >>>>>Can anyone tell me where Camp Monticello was? I found a newspaper >article where someone was training at Camp Monticello for the WAAC. Also, >does anyone know where the records for these individuals are kept?<<<< > >Robbie > >My thoughts are that the news article was referring to the camp built on >what is now the Drew County Fairgrounds on Hwy 35 East to house Italian >POW's. >The camp was started in the summer of 1942 with ground clearing and about >the first of September building's began to go up. It was completed in early >1943 and the Army had no Italian's needing space at that time so a >detachment of WAAC's were brought in to train at the camp until it was >needed for POW's.It was only used by the WAAC's for a short period of >time,maybe two months or so and later occupied by Italian POW's. >I think the land was given by the U.S. after the war to Arkansas A&M and >some students were housed there after the war. >I believe that WAAC was the abbreviation for Women Auxuially Army Corps. >They were young women who had entered the ARMY. >World War II service records were kept at a warehouse in Kansas City for >many years but the had a bad fire and destroyed a lot of the records. I >think the rest was moved to another location. >I worked on this camp from the time the Corps of Army Engineers took >possession of the land until the construction was complete. I was present >when the first women arrived. >Not many of us around anymore that actually worked on it. >Robert > > >

It was, indeed, Gerome. Bill Covey Watson, Desha County, Class of 1952 ----- Original Message ----- From: <robbar417@msn.com> To: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [ARDREW] Camp Monticello > Seems I remember a German camp on highway 65 south. There was a small town near there, but do not recall the name... Jerome maybe?? > ----- Original Message ----- > Wrom: ZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFD > To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 10:28 PM > Subject: Re: [ARDREW] Camp Monticello > > > I was under the impression that German prisoners were also housed there. > C.L. Jones > > >Wrom: ULHPQQWOYIYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZL > >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> > >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> > >Subject: Re: [ARDREW] Camp Monticello > >Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:31:20 -0600 > > > >Robbie; > > >>>>>Can anyone tell me where Camp Monticello was? I found a newspaper > >article where someone was training at Camp Monticello for the WAAC. Also, > >does anyone know where the records for these individuals are kept?<<<< > > > >Robbie > > > >My thoughts are that the news article was referring to the camp built on > >what is now the Drew County Fairgrounds on Hwy 35 East to house Italian > >POW's. > >The camp was started in the summer of 1942 with ground clearing and about > >the first of September building's began to go up. It was completed in early > >1943 and the Army had no Italian's needing space at that time so a > >detachment of WAAC's were brought in to train at the camp until it was > >needed for POW's.It was only used by the WAAC's for a short period of > >time,maybe two months or so and later occupied by Italian POW's. > >I think the land was given by the U.S. after the war to Arkansas A&M and > >some students were housed there after the war. > >I believe that WAAC was the abbreviation for Women Auxuially Army Corps. > >They were young women who had entered the ARMY. > >World War II service records were kept at a warehouse in Kansas City for > >many years but the had a bad fire and destroyed a lot of the records. I > >think the rest was moved to another location. > >I worked on this camp from the time the Corps of Army Engineers took > >possession of the land until the construction was complete. I was present > >when the first women arrived. > >Not many of us around anymore that actually worked on it. > >Robert > > > > > > > > >