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Camp Blanding was established in 1939 on 30,000 acres (12,000 ha) as a training facility for the Florida National Guard after its previous training base, Camp Foster, on the St. Johns River near Jacksonville had been taken over by the Navy for Naval Air Station Jacksonville.
Camp Blanding: Florida Clay County: Upwards of 200 German Prisoner of War were moved to Venice Army Air Field in February 1945 from Camp Blanding. Seven German soldiers who had been reinterred at Camp Blanding, were reinterred on 25 April 1946, at the Fort Benning National Cemetery near Columbus, Ga when the federal government returned Camp ...
The 1945 Camp Blanding Gunners football team represented the United States Army's 63rd Regiment of the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Camp Blanding in Clay County, Florida during the 1945 college football season. Led by head coach Bill Tucker, the Doughboys compiled a record of 1–2.
The 43rd Division was mobilized for federal service on 24 February 1941. The 43rd was originally sent to Camp Blanding, Florida where it was based prior to participating in the Louisiana Maneuvers of 1941 and the Carolina Maneuvers later that same year. The division relocated to Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 14 February 1942. On 19 February 1942 ...
The United States Air Force's 202d RED HORSE squadron (202 RHS) is a civil engineering unit of the Florida Air National Guard located at Camp Blanding, Florida.The acronym RED HORSE is derived from "Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers" and are a key element of the capabilities of the broader USAF civil engineering community.
Albert Hazen Blanding (November 9, 1876 – December 26, 1970) was a United States Army officer. Among the most distinguished military figures in Florida's history , he was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal .
The 643rd Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War.. The battalion was activated at Camp Blanding on 15 December 1941, in line with the reorganisation of the anti-tank force, by redesignating the Provisional Antitank Battalion of the 43rd Infantry Division.
Its headquarters are located at Camp Blanding in Florida. As of 2023, the battalion is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ben Ruffner [1] and As of 2023, Command Sergeant Major Jose Cardona. Six companies are part of the 927th Combat Service Support Battalion: 356th Quartermaster Company; 914th Quartermaster Company