Camp Hancock near Augusta, Georgia was a military cantonment that was opened during World War I. It was named after Winfield Scott Hancock.[1]
It included an airfield and it served as a base for a reserves unit.[1]
It was also a divisional camp for the United States Army National Guard and a special camp for training of Army machinegun troops.[2]
Edward Leonard King was a chief of staff there.[3]
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- ^ a b New Georgia encyclopedia
- ^ Order of Battle of the United States Land Forces in the World War, Zone of the Interior: Territorial Departments Tactical Divisions Organized in 1918 Posts, Camps, and Stations, Volume 3, Part 2, Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington, DC, 1988, reprint, (first printed 1949-CMH Pub 23-4), pages 677-678.
- ^ Fred S. Wertenbach (December 21, 1933). "Keystoners' War-Time Chief of Staff, Heart Attack Victim, Buried at West Point". The Pittsburgh Press.
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