| Camp Gordon Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Big Bend, Florida | |
| Type | Military training base |
| Built | September 1941 |
| In use | September 1941 — 1946 |
| Controlled by | United States Army |
| Commanders | Brig. General Frank Keating |
Camp Gordon Johnson was a World War II United States Army training center located in Carrabelle, Florida, United States.
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Camp Johnson opened in September 1941 as Camp Carrabelle and was later named after Colonel Gordon Johnston, a well decorated soldier who served in the Spanish-American War in Cuba with the Rough Riders, in Philippine-American War, and World War I.[1][2]
The camp at 165,000 acres (670 km2) served as an amphibious training base housing around 10,000 troops at one time and rotating between 24,000 and 30,000 soldiers from 1941 through 1946. The nearby islands of Dog Island and St. George Island were used as landing points for exercises.
Units stationed at Camp Gordon Johnston:
In 1946, many buildings, facilities and the land was sold as war surplus. Officers quarters later became the retirement community of Lanark Village. 165,000 acres (670 km2)