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| Landmark #985-7 | San Bernardino County | Visited: March 22, 2014 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque marking the site of Camp Ibis, one of General Patton’s Desert Training Centers! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Camp Ibis was established at this site in the Spring of 1942-one of eleven such camps built in the California-Arizona Desert to harden and train United States Troops for service on the battlefields of World War II. The 440th AAA AW Battalion was activated per General Order No. 1 at Camp Haan, CA on July 1, 1942. It trained at Camp M.A.A.R. (Irwin), Camps Young, Iron Mountain, Ibis, and then Camps Pickett, VA and Steward, GA. The battalion shipped out to England in December 1943 and landed in Normandy on D-3. The unit earned 5 Battle Stars and 2 Foreign Awards while serving with the 1st, 3rd, 7th, and 9th U.S. Armies, the 1st French Army and the 2nd British Army, 7 different corps and 5 different divisions. The 440th AAA AW BN was deactivated in December 1944.
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: 8 mi E of Needles on Hwy 40 go N on Hwy 95 1.9 mi ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~248mi (400km) — 4.2hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |