Camp McCain WWII Army Base Home Movie BW MOS,

“Established 1942 as a training facility for the United States Army during the Second World War and used until 1946. Named for Carroll Co. Miss. native, Major-General Henry Pinckney McCain (1861-1941).”

“Established to provide a 42,243 acre World War II infantry training post in Grenada County, Mississippi. The 87th and 94th infantry divisions trained at Camp McCain for combat in Europe. Over 7,700 German prisoners of war were housed at the camp during the war. Satellite camps were developed to put the German POWs closer to their work in the cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. Camp McCain closed on 15 Oct 1944 and most of the land was sold or returned to other agencies. The remaining 3000 acres were declared surplus 1 Jan 1946 and most of the buildings were sold off. The State of Mississippi retained the 3000 acres and several rifle ranges.”