Site of World War II Camp Bowie
Huge World War II training base, Camp Bowie was a home of the "Texas" 36th Division and trained many other units, including the "Dixie" 31st, 4th, and 13th Armored; and 113th Cavalry. It was also Seventh Headquarters of Special Troops, Fourth Army. Here, too, Gen. Walter Krueger was Commander of the VIII Corps Area Troops. The camp had a capacity of 45,000. Commanders were Col. K.L. Berry, Gen. C.V. Birkhead, Col. F.E. Bonney, Col. A.G. Brown, and Col. K.F. Hanst. Camp operated Sept. 1940 to 1946, when 45th Div. was deactivated. It was named for James Bowie, hero of the Alamo siege, 1836. (1968)
31.6769° N, 98.9922° W
Where to Find It
At entrance to 36th Division Memorial Park, Burnett Street near Morris Sheppard Road, Brownwood
Nearby Markers
- 1.2 mi N Adams-Shaw House Brownwood
- 1.7 mi SE Prisoners of War at Camp Bowie Brownwood
- 1.8 mi N Robert E. Howard Brownwood
- 2 mi N Henry Ford Brownwood
- 2 mi N Charlie Webb and John Wesley Hardin Brownwood
- 2 mi N Greenleaf Cemetery Brownwood