Tennessee also designated land for potential use as military bases, an act which resulted in the establishment of Fort Campbell near Clarksville and Camp Forrest near Tullahoma. In 1941, the state bought over 3,000 acres near Smyrna, which was cleared and leased by the federal government as Stewart Air Base.
During June of the same year, Major General George S. Patton conducted armored maneuvers in Middle Tennessee.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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