CAMP UPTON Camp Upton was built in 1917 as an induction and training facility for new soldiers who were to fight in World War I. The camp was named after Major General Emory Upton, a Union general in the Civil War. Between World Wars I and II, the camp was used by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Many of the trees on the site were planted by these men. The camp was reopened in 1940, on the eve of World War II, serving its original purpose as a military training ground. In 1944, Camp Upton was used as a hospital to treat wounded veterans of the war.It also served as a Prisoner of War Camp, when in May of 1945, 500 German prisoners were sent to Camp Upton. In 1947, the camp was replaced by Brookhaven National Laboratory, to conduct scientific research. The lab remains in operation to this day with funding from the Department of Energy. We
are now working on collecting and creating an online
archive of letters, diaries, pictures and stories from members of the 77th
Division. Our hope is to create an online resource of primary material
to aid researchers. The information will be placed by Regiment and
Company with the Regimental histories listed below. If you have any information that you would be
willing to share, please
New York Times News Articles About Camp Upton The Camp Upton Story (1917-1921) by Norval Dwyer The
Lost Battalion Archives 77th Division- Record of Events Trench and Camp - The Camp Upton Newspaper The
Victorious 77th- Heroes of the Argonne Forest History of the Seventy Seventh
Division
History of the
305th Infantry Our Sons at War, Co. A. 308th
Infantry Medical The 308th Medical Detachment Machine Gun
Battalions The 306th Machine Gun Battalion
Memories of the 306th Machine Gun Battalion History
of the 304th Field Artillery History of the 305th Field Artillery History of the 306th Field Artillery The
302nd Ammunition Train - Oh! How He Hated To Get Up In The
Morning Postcards from Camp Upton German POWs kept at Camp Upton Videos of the 77th Division during the Meuse - Argonne Offensive Sept., 26th - Nov.11th, 1918
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