Shipment of RTC Trainees, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland

Quarter To Z of I units To overseas units Shipped as cadres 

Source Special orders issued by Hq, Kdgewood Arsenal, Md. 

In expanding the Edgewood Arsenal RTC from an initial capacity of 1,000 in the spring of 1941 to 2,500 a year later, it became necessary to house a large portion of the trainees in a tent camp area previously used by the Civilian Military Training Corps. Although this imposed little hardship on the troops, training suffered because of lack of areas and other facilities to accommodate ten companies of over 200 men each. 

While the first class of inductees was being processed at Edgewood Arsenal in 1941, the replacement center commander prepared a sketch of what he considered a layout requisite for an RTC capable of handling 1,000 men. The plan provided for the use of an area approximately three miles 

Once the decision was taken to develop a new RTC in the south, further improvement of the Edgewood Arsenal installation ceased. Despite the fact that the new facilities were not scheduled for completion before the follow- 

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Table 10—Shipment of RTC Trainees, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland...

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