Camp Clipper
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Camp Clipper and Camp Essex were subcamps of the US Army's Desert Training Center in San Bernardino County, California, located near Historic Route 66 and the Santa Fe Railway. The main headquarters f
Camp Clipper in June 1943, 108th ECB street
Desert Training Center 1943
US Army live fire exercises remains at Desert Training Center
Camp Clipper Army barracks rock boundary in 2010, Mojave Desert, California
Essex, California
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Essex is a small unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California. The settlement lies on National Old Trails Road – part of the old Route 66 – just south of Interstate 40 in the Mojave D
Camp Clipper
…to the west of Camp Essex. Camp Essex was a temporary camp for incoming and outgoing troops. Camp Essex was named after a small town near the camp, Essex. Camp Clipper was named for its proximity to the Clipper Mountains. Between Camp Essex and Route 66 was the 4,500 foot Camp Essex Army Airfield. Built…
Essex water tower in 2006