Today, Sunriver is an idyllic community in Central Oregon, but during World War II, it was the site of Camp Abbot, the westernmost engineer replacement training center of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Under the leadership of Col. Frank Besson, the US Army trained 90,000 men at the camp from 1943 through 1944. Mimicking the European landscape, the surrounding terrain and the swift-flowing Deschutes River were deemed perfect for training young soldiers how to build and demolish bridges. Located about 15 miles south of Bend, the quickly built installation included administration buildings, a ho... Read More
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Today, Sunriver is an idyllic community in Central Oregon, but during World War II, it was the site of Camp Abbot, the westernmost engineer replacement training center of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Under the leadership of Col. Frank Besson, the US Army trained 90,000 men at the camp from 1943 through 1944. Mimicking the European landscape, the surrounding terrain and the swift-flowing Deschutes River were deemed perfect for training young soldiers how to build and demolish bridges. Located about 15 miles south of Bend, the quickly built installation included administration buildings, a ho... Read More
Today, Sunriver is an idyllic community in Central Oregon, but during World War II, it was the site of Camp Abbot, the westernmost engineer replacement training center of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Under the leadership of Col. Frank Besson, the US Army trained 90,000 men at the camp from 1943 through 1944. Mimicking the European landscape, the surrounding terrain and the swift-flowing Deschutes River were deemed perfect for training young soldiers how to build and demolish bridges. Located about 15 miles south of Bend, the quickly built installation included administration buildings, a hospital, over 50 barracks, mess halls, training grounds, recreation facilities, and a chapel. There, among pine trees and sagebrush, soldiers endured subfreezing winters and 100-degree summers.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 7th May 2018
State: Oregon
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467128612
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / Military / World War II PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical HISTORY / Military / Pictorial HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
Author Bio
Local historian Tor Hanson has lived in Bend for more than 30 years. He holds a degree in information and public relations from Skurup Folkhögskola in Sweden. Hanson did his military service in the Swedish Air Force (telecommunications) and later worked for Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) in Malmö and Stockholm. He has written aviation-related articles for both Swedish and American magazines during his more than 40-year career as a freelance journalist.
Today, Sunriver is an idyllic community in Central Oregon, but during World War II, it was the site of Camp Abbot, the westernmost engineer replacement training center of the US Army Corps of Engineers. Under the leadership of Col. Frank Besson, the US Army trained 90,000 men at the camp from 1943 through 1944. Mimicking the European landscape, the surrounding terrain and the swift-flowing Deschutes River were deemed perfect for training young soldiers how to build and demolish bridges. Located about 15 miles south of Bend, the quickly built installation included administration buildings, a hospital, over 50 barracks, mess halls, training grounds, recreation facilities, and a chapel. There, among pine trees and sagebrush, soldiers endured subfreezing winters and 100-degree summers.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 7th May 2018
State: Oregon
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467128612
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / Military / World War II PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical HISTORY / Military / Pictorial HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
Local historian Tor Hanson has lived in Bend for more than 30 years. He holds a degree in information and public relations from Skurup Folkhögskola in Sweden. Hanson did his military service in the Swedish Air Force (telecommunications) and later worked for Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) in Malmö and Stockholm. He has written aviation-related articles for both Swedish and American magazines during his more than 40-year career as a freelance journalist.
