National Register of Historic Places Significance Evaluation of the African-American Barracks Locale (8.3 Acres) at Camp Forrest (40CF310) Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (Draft Final Report)
Author(s): Hillori Schenker; Amanda Kincaid; Mathia Scherer; Marc E. Wampler
Year: 2010
Summary
From January to May 2010, AMEC Earth & Environmental conducted archival research for the African-American barracks locale (8.3 acres) at Camp Forrest (40CF310). The research was conducted to gather information toward a historic context to assess the significance of the locale with regard to its National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility status. Several local, state, and federal repositories were visited and researched for the project in an effort to gather as much information as possible about the African-American military experience at Camp Forrest. Another goal of the research was to attempt to locate living African-American soldiers that served at Camp Forrest and interview them to gather first-hand information about their military experience. Attempts were also made to locate interview transcripts of African-American soldiers that served at Camp Forrest. AMEC’s archival research for the African-American barracks locale at Camp Forrest has provided insight into how the site was arranged, how it operated, and what training occurred. Recommendations were, that compared to the overall African-American military experience during World War II as represented at other military facilities where there is more archival documentation, extant African-American barracks and work areas or documentation of African-American barracks and work areas, and more informant interviews, the African-American barracks locale at Camp Forrest is not eligible for listing on the NRHP. The Tennessee State Historic Preservation Office concurred.
Cite this Record
National Register of Historic Places Significance Evaluation of the African-American Barracks Locale (8.3 Acres) at Camp Forrest (40CF310) Arnold Air Force Base Coffee and Franklin Counties, Tennessee (Draft Final Report). Hillori Schenker, Amanda Kincaid, Mathia Scherer, Marc E. Wampler. 2010 ( tDAR id: 469736) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8469736
Keywords
Culture
African American
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African American Soldiers
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African American Troops
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Historic
Material
Building Materials
Site Name
40CF310
Site Type
Military Barracks
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Military Housing
Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation
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Architectural Survey
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Ethnohistoric Research
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Historic Background Research
General
257th Signal Construction Company
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827th Tank Destroyer Battalion
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The 184th Field Artillery Regiment
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The 366th Engineer General Service Regiment
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The 580th Ordinance Ammunition Company
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The 586th Ordinance Ammunition Company
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The 931st Field Artillery Battalion Service Battery
Geographic Keywords
Arnold Air Force Base
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Camp Forrest
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Coffee (County)
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Franklin (County)
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Tennessee (State / Territory)
Temporal Keywords
20th Century
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Historic
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World War II
Spatial Coverage
min long: -86.236; min lat: 35.3 ; max long: -85.918; max lat: 35.473 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Arnold Air Force Base CRM Manager
Record Identifiers
Task Order No.(s): 0057
Contract No.(s): FA8903-08-D-8766
Notes
General Note: Air Force Material Command
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| 2010-06-001.pdf | 4.46mb | Jul 22, 2022 3:33:38 PM | Confidential |
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