I was told these didn't make it to list so am resending. Hope
that's okay. Checked my addresses and had FL and GA wrong.
Fannie
This is information sent to my sister and I on the Camp Blanding
Cemeteries. I have copied it word for word. At the end of it, I will
give you the information they relayed to us when we asked to go in and
survey the areas. Please read all of it. This will be sent to many
lists, so please delete extra copies and forgive me for being on so
many. Also, this will be sent to the PA lists, as this area was
populated by many Pennsylvanians.
As usual, if you want to put this on your web page, you have my
permission, in advance.
Fannie Young and Marylou Ginn
Records reflect that five cemetery sites are located on the Camp Blanding
Military Reservation. Four of these are civilian cemeteries and one
formerly a World War II Prisoner of War Cemetery.
The four civilian cemeteries were formerly associated with a church or
congregation and existed on the land, which was acquired when Camp
Blanding was established in 1939.
During World War II, a German Prisoner of War Cemetery was established to
provide a burial place for deceased prisoners of war who were detained
there. This cemetery was closed 25 April, 1946
and the deceased moved to Ft. Benning Georgia National Cemetery.
The cemeteries are identified as follows:
Oak Grove
Beulah
German Prisoner of War
Blue Pond
Lee
All of the cemeteries are marked and fenced. Access roads and trails
leading to them are clear and passable. Visitors must use caution as the
trails are narrow and rough and in some instances seasonal vegetation may
scratch the automobile finish.
Histories and descriptions of each cemetery follow.
At the time we were trying to get into Blanding to survey these
cemeteries, we were told we COULD NOT visit, because some of the
cemeteries were in IMPACT AREAS. If we went in, we had to have an escort
to guide us so we wouldn't get hurt.
I didn't know that the Army was allowed to desecrate graves in this
manner, as what's against the law for us should also be against the law
for them.
And their desecration is worse, because they use bombs and shells
when they do it. Just my opinion, if I didn't feel strongly about the
past, I wouldn't be in mosquito and snake infested out of the way areas
writing down who is in what grave.....But I do care, and I don't think
it's right. Now if I only knew what to do about it.......
I hope you don't mind me blowing off a little steam, if so, too late,
it's done.
Fannie
Now to list the residents of these cemeteries.
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