Details - Camp MacArthur, World War I Training Camp - Atlas Number 5309000666

Marker Number	666
Atlas Number	5309000666
Marker Title	Camp MacArthur, World War I Training Camp
Index Entry	Camp Macarthur, World War I Training Camp
Address	3801 N. 19th Street
City	Waco
County	McLennan
UTM Zone
UTM Easting
UTM Northing
Subject Codes	World War I; forts; military topics
Marker Year	1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark	No
Marker Location
Private Property	No
Marker Condition	In Situ
Marker Size	18" x 28"
Marker Text	Named for and dedicated by Lt. Gen Arthur MacArthur, U.S.A., veteran of Civil War, outstanding officer in Phillipines, 1898-1902, Father of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Founded July 18, 1917, to train 32nd division, National Guard, in First World War. Capacity was 45,074--at time when Waco had a population of 32,000. First had troops from Michigan and Wisconsin; later, Arkansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas. The 32nd went to France in Feb. 1918. MacArthur became an infantry replacement and training camp and officers training school. Demobilized 11,000 in Dec. 1918.