Contents

History of Fort Dix New Jersey – 50 Years of Service to the Nation 1917-1967

Prepared by the Information Office, United States Army Training Center, Fort Dix, New Jersey 08640

CONTENTS

PREFACE v.

Chapter I – THE UNITED STATES ETNERS WORLD WAR II

Chapter II – SELECTION OF SITES FOR MOBILIZATION CAMPS 5

Chapter III – MAJOR GENERAL JOHN ADAMS DIX, U.S.V.  9

Chapter IV – THE CONSTRUCTION OF CAMP DIX 13

Chapter V – CAMP DIX ACTIVITIES IN WORLD WAR I 19

Chapter VI – CAMP DIX AND DEMOBILIZATION 29

Chapter VII – CAMP DIX BETWEEN THE WORLD WARS 33

CHAPTER VIII – FORT DIX DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR 47

CHAPTER IX – POST – WORLD WAR II 71

CHAPTER X – IN THE SIXTIES 99

CHAPTER XI – FORT DIX TODAY 123

Appendix 1 – FORT DIX COMMANDERS 129

Appendix 2 – ROSTER (31 December 1966) 131

BIBLIOGRAPHY 133