Camp Wadsworth, named in honor of Brigadier General James Samuel Wadsworth, U.S.V., was approved as a cantonment site in June 1917. The 27th Division trained there from September 1, 1917, to May 4, 1918; the 6th from May 10, 1918, to June 23, 1918; and the 96th from October 20, 1918, to January 7, 1919.