Camp Ellis

Camp Ellis was a United States World War II Army Service Forces Unit Training Center[1] and prisoner-of-war camp between the towns of Bernadotte, Ipava, and Table Grove in Fulton County, Illinois.[2] Construction began on 17 September 1942,[2] and the camp opened on 16 April 1943,[1] with an official dedication 14 July 1943.[2] German prisoners of war were guarded by the 475th and 476th Military Police Escort Guard Companies.[3] Training activities ended in November 1944.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Army Service Forces Unit Training Center: Camp Ellis, Illinois". p. 2. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d "History". Fulton County Tourism Council. 16 August 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Units that Served / Trained at Camp Ellis". 26 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2007.