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Local Title: Camp Patrick Henry Dec. 1, 1942 - Jan. 31, 1945
Location: Newport News Williamsburg
International Airport, Newport News VA Description:
"Named for Virginia patriot - orator Patrick Henry
(1736-1799). An Army base of 1700 acres of Peninsula
woodland became a World War II staging area of
85,000 personnel capacity with shuttle rail service to
shipside. A key component of the vital
Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation. Almost a million and a half people were
processed through this camp. After deactivation, the land
was sold in 1949 for community development."
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