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Camp Van Dorn, named for CSA General Earl Van Dorn, served as a U.S. Army post and training camp from 1942 to 1945. The 99th ("Checkerboard") and the 63rd ("Blood and Fire") divisions trained there before fighting in Europe, where they suffered over 10,000 casualties in actions including the Battle of the Bulge, Remagen Bridge, the Colmar Pocket, and the Siegfried Line.
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