Camp Adair


Camp Adair was named for Henry Rodney Adair, who was a native of Astoria, Oregon and a member of a prominent Oregon pioneer family. After graduating from West Point, he became a cavalry lieutenant. He was killed during the Pancho Villa Expedition at the Battle of Carrizal on June 21, 1916. The 57,159-acre (231.31 km2) site was built during 1942–1943 as a World War II division training and cantonment camp, and had temporary quarters for 2,133 officers and 37,081 enlisted personnel. Although the site was dedicated as "Camp Adair" on September 4, 1943, it had been occupied by troops before that date. Camp Adair post office operated from 1942–1946. From 1944–1946-07-23, Camp Adair served as a prisoner-of-war camp, housing German and Italian POWs. In 1957, Camp Adair became Adair Air Force Station and SAGE Support Facility, anticipating the construction of a CIM-10 Bomarc launch facility. Construction of the launch facility was not completed due to drastic reduction in the Bomarc program, but the infrastructure that was completed remains at the site.

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