Authentic WWII U.S. Army Camp Livingston Louisiana Sham Pillow Cover

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Authentic WWII U.S. Army Camp Livingston Louisiana Sham Pillow Cover
Original pillow cover in superb condition. It measures 16 inches in length and width. There are no stains, tears, holes or damages.
Camp Livingston was open from 1940 to 1945 and was first known as Camp Tioga. It was home to many divisions and others during the war. In 1941 there was an aviation squadron of 250 African American men in the Army Air Corps performing service function. Camp Livingston was designated as an infantry replacement training center, as well as a garrison for these infantry divisions. The 38th Division was known as the "Avengers of Bataan" and the 86th Division was the first American unit to cross the Danube River into Germany. Over 500,000 troops trained on the 47,000-acre base during the war. During World War II, thousands of Japanese, German and Italian prisoners of war were kept in internment camps at Camp Livingston. The camp also held between 800 and 1,100 US civilians of Japanese ancestry who were interned as potential fifth columnists after Pearl Harbor. Camp Livingston was deactivated in late 1945 and is now part of the Kisatchie National Forest.