Camp Atterbury Photo Collection
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Camp Atterbury was constructed in 1942 from land purchased in Bartholomew, Johnson, and Brown Counties. The Camp was named after Gen. William W. Atterbury, director of Transportation of the A. E. F. in World War I, and President of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The 83rd, 92nd, 30th, and 106th Divisions all trained at Camp Atterbury and the camp's hospital included a 9,000 bed facility. The hospital treated more than 85,000 patients during World War II, and was one of the U.S. Army's plastic surgery centers.
The Camp also served as an internment camp for approximately 15,000 Italian and German prisoners of war. The prisoners were housed in a large compound located on the extreme western edge of camp.
William J. Moriarty Sr., a First Lieutenant in the Army, took the following Camp Atterbury photographs. Forty of Moriarty's three hundred seven photographs are exhibited here.
 1st Sergeant and Non-com WACs 22 Jun 1943 |
 Grey Ladies graduation 1 Jul 1943 |
 Group of WACs and civilian women 1943 |
 1560th Service Unit 2 Jul 1943 |
 Field oven and incinerator 3 Jul 1943 |
 Maj. Gen. Gullion, Col. Modisette, Lt. Col. Gammell. Maj. Powell 7 Jul 1943 |
 Four Freedoms with T/5 Norma Boudreau and Mas. Ser. Louis Dovilla 12 Jul 1943 |
 Gov. Schricker and Col. Modisette 16 Jul 1943 |
 1560th S.U. and WACs at review 16 Jul 1943 |
 Tin can salvage loaded by men of the 980th QM Service Co. 15 Oct 1943 |
 Two person Japanese submarine 2 Aug 1943 |
 Dance at Service Club #2 5 Aug 1943 |
 Nurses promoted at the 118th Sta. Hospital 12 Aug 1943 |
 Swearing WACs into Army 10 Aug 1943 |
 Guard Mount of the 1560th S.U. MP section 12 Aug 1943 |
 Thompson machine gun Aug. 1943 |
 Major talking to civilians about tanks Aug. 1943 |
 Demonstration of cost of personal gear Aug 1943 |
 Swearing in of WAC officers 27 Aug 1943 |
 Hostesses at Service Clubs #1 and 2 4 Sept 1943 |
 Officers in Finance Office getting pay rolls for their units 31 Aug 1943 |
 WAC birthday dance 1 Sept 1943 |
 WAC birthday dance 1 Sept 1943 |
 Rookies from the 42 Signal Corp 14 Sept 1943 |
 Lt. Meyers at desk 16 Sept. 1943 |
 Class in judo for 608 TD Rec. Troops 16 Sept 1943 |
 Linotype operators 23 Sept 1943 |
 Dance at Service Club #3 24 Sept 1943 |
 Bond booth at Stat. Hospital 29 Sept 1943 |
 Soldiers and cadets dancing to the music of the Medial Serenaders 27 Sept 1943 |
 1560th S.U. in review 8 Oct 1943 |
 980th QM passing in review 8 Oct 1943 |
 Newspaper people from Haiti and soldiers from the 680th T.D. Bn. 14 Oct. 1943 |
 Maj. Smith and WWI vets at reunion 14 Nov 1943 |
 Firing a 105 mm Howitzer 10 Dec 1943 |
 Radio broadcast at service club 13 Dec 1943 |
 Rifle practice 13 Dec 1943 |
 Bayonet training 13 Dec 1943 |
 Infiltration course 13 Dec 1943 |
 Obstacle course 13 Dec 1943 |
All images are provided for the personal use of patrons and researchers and may not be incorporated into publications, websites, or exhibits without written permission of the Indiana State Library or other appropriate copyright holder.
Text sources:
Text for the images comes from the verso of the Camp Atterbury, Indiana Photograph Collection.
A Camera Trip Through Camp Atterbury. Brooklyn, NY: Ullman Co.
Brown, Clifford M. "The History of Camp Atterbury." 1981.
"Indiana Village and Farms to Give Way to New 55,000 Acre Army Camp." Indianapolis Sunday Star 1 Feb. 1942.
"New Hospital Pride of Camp Atterbury." Indianapolis Star 25 Oct. 1942.
"U.S. Orders Work Started on Southern Indiana Camp." Indianapolis Times 7 Jan. 1942.
