Camp San Luis Obispo

Camp San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
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Coordinates	35°19′17″N 120°44′20″W / 35.32139°N 120.73889°W / 35.32139; -120.73889
Type	Military Base
Site information
Owner	State of California
Controlled by	California National Guard
Condition	In use
Website	calguard.ca.gov/cslo
Site history
Built	1928
Built by	California Army National Guard
In use	1928 – Present
Garrison information
Occupants	1941-03-10 – 1941-08-22 1941-09-05 – 1941-12-08 40th Infantry Division Deployed to Pacific Theater. 1942-01-17 – 1942-03-01 1943-01-18 – 1943-03-27 35th Infantry Division Deployed to France. 1942-04-24 – 1942-08-14 1942-10-20 – 1943-01-15 7th Infantry Division Deployed to Pacific Theater. 1943-03-28 – 1943-07-21 6th Infantry Division Deployed to Pacific Theater. 1943-11-20 – 1944-04-19 81st Infantry Division Deployed to Pacific Theater.. 1944-04-22 – 1944-07-02 96th Infantry Division Deployed to Pacific Theater. 1944-10-01 – 1944-11-23 1944-12-04 – 1945-02-05 86th Infantry Division Deployed to France.

Camp San Luis Obispo is the original home of the California Army National Guard. It served as an Infantry Division Camp and Cantonment Area for the United States Army during World War II.