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Camp Tyson, named in honor of Brig. Gen. Lawrence D. Tyson, U.S. Senator and veteran of the Spanish-American and First World wars, was the only barrage balloon training center in the U.S. Army during World War II. Construction began on this 6,115 acre site on Sept. 4, 1941, at a cost of $10 million. Under the command of Brig. Gen. John B. Maynard, thousands of American servicemen were trained here for Barrage Balloon Service of the Coast Artillery Corps.
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