Camp Swift, Bastrop, TX RPPC 1940s - and similar items

Antique Real Photo Postcard, circa 1940s. Identified as the Camp Swift Official Buildings. Published by L.L. Cook Co. Card #6. Divided back, EKC stampbox, unused. Condition: This is an original photo postcard, not a copy or reproduction. It is in excellent condition. Comments: Construction began for Camp Swift in 1941. At one point it housed 90,000 troops. In 1942, the camp opened its doors with 2,750 buildings and accommodations for only 44,000 troops. It would become a major combat infantry training camp for World War II troops. It was named after General Eben Swift. He had led troops in World War I as a commander, and later he became a recognized author of several military books. Training activities at Camp Swift included tank maneuvers, weapons firing, personnel and cargo air drops, small arms firing, combat engineering skills, infantry skills, helicopter operations and other types of training environments for the field. The Army helped to construct all of the buildings at Camp Swift including warehouses, training facilities, recreational facilities, artillery ranges, barracks, gas stations, storage tanks and more. Eventually it would also house over 3,500 German prisoners of war.