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| Landmark #985-5 | San Bernardino County | Visited: March 22, 2014 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the site of Camp Clipper, one of General Patton’s Desert Training Centers! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Camp Clipper was established at a site that reached from Essex Road to this location in the Spring of 1942. It was one of twelve such camps built in the southwestern deserts to harden and train United States troops for service on the battlefields of World War II. The Desert Training Center was a simulated theater of operations that included portions of California, Arizona, and Nevada. The other camps were Young, Coxcomb, Iron Mountain, Ibis, Granite, Pilot Knob, Laguna, Horn, Ryder, Bouse and Rice. A total of 13 infantry divisions and 7 armored divisions plus numerous smaller units were trained in this harsh environment. The Training Center was in operation for almost two years and was closed early in 1944 when the last units were shipped overseas. During the brief period of operation over one million American soldiers were trained for combat. The 33rd and 93rd Infantry Divisions were trained here.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 37 mi W of Needles on I-40 and 115 mi E of Barstow at Fenner Rest Area eastbound ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~223mi (359km) — 3.8hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |