Camp Roberts, in the Salinas Valley, is one of California's largest military training camps. Named for a heroic World War I tank driver, it took the threat of global war in 1940 to kick-start its construction. Soon Camp Roberts had a capacity to house and train 23,000 men. During the war, almost half a million men trained here. Row upon row of wooden buildings, replete with churches, stores, a hospital, and an amphitheater where A-list stars performed, made it a mobilized city of 45,000 at its peak. In 1946, it became a ghost town overnight. Revived during the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, it passed into National Guard control in 1971. However, all branches of the military continue to train here, and the camp has renewed relevance for troops bound for the Middle East.
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The California Center for Military History, authors of the recent Images of America book Camp San Luis Obispo, have mustered over 200 images from the archives of Camp Roberts, the California National Guard, and the California State Military Museum. They tell the story of this vast facility and the many men and women of the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, and California National Guard who have served their state and nation here.
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reminiscing with my Dad,
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My Dad is 91. He was at Camp Roberts in 1943-44. He wrote his mother twice a week and she kept those letters. I have recently started reading those letters to him. This book helped me visualize the setting and understand the history.
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Bought it as a gift for my father who was stationed at Camp Bob during the Korean War as an MP Sargent (E6 rank). He loved the book!
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This book is a must have for anyone having any contact with Camp Roberts. I hope part of the base is put on the national historic trust because after being there and reading this book, there is a way to touch the past and keep our history alive.
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Camp Roberts, National Guard, Bob Hope, Korean War, Nacimiento Ranch, Soldiers Bowl, United States, Eli Wright, Headquarters Hill, Infantry Parade Ground, East Garrison, George Flint, Women's Army Corps, Gulf War, Infantry Replacement Training Center, Joe Louis, Nacimiento River, Red Skelton, Soldier Readiness Processing New!
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Camp Roberts, National Guard, Bob Hope, Korean War, Nacimiento Ranch, Soldiers Bowl, United States, Eli Wright, Headquarters Hill, Infantry Parade Ground, East Garrison, George Flint, Women's Army Corps, Gulf War, Infantry Replacement Training Center, Joe Louis, Nacimiento River, Red Skelton, Soldier Readiness Processing New!
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- Camp San Luis Obispo (Images of America: California) by California Center for Military History in Back Matter
- Salinas Valley (CA) (Images of America) by Margaret E. Clovis in Front Matter
- Huckleberry Finn. Original by Mark Twain (Fast Track Classics) by Pauline Francis on page 82
- The Last Indian War: The Nez Perce Story (Pivotal Moments in American History) by Elliott West in Front Matter
- Juan bautista by Jean-Marie Magnan in Front Matter
- Letters From Joe by Jim Morrison in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- San Francisco Police Department (Images of America) by John Garvey on page 65
- Camp San Luis Obispo (Images of America: California) by California Center for Military History on page 128
- Modelling the M113 Series (Osprey Modelling) by Graeme Davidson on page 75
- Vladimir Ussachevsky (Bio-Bibliographies in Music) by Ralph M Hartsock on page 18
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