Camp Ashby
Camp Ashby was a temporary U.S. Army installation sited in Berkeley, California during World War II. The base was named for Ashby Avenue, a nearby thoroughfare (at the time, part of State Highway 24, now 13), which in turn was named for one of Berkeley's earliest settlers, (Aug.1, 1819-July 12, 1896).
Camp Ashby was used to quarter and train the 779th Military Police Battalion, an African American unit led by white officers.[1]
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- ^ "Camp Ashby, Berkeley" (PDF). Berkeley Historical Society Newsletter. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
Categories:
- History of Berkeley, California
- Formerly Used Defense Sites in California
- African-American history of the United States military
- History of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Closed installations of the United States Army
- Military facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area