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| | Camp Shelby |
 | | When the War Department decided in late 1942 to form the 69th Infantry Division, a call went to the 96th Infantry Division (nicknamed "Deadeye"), in training at Camp Adair, Oregon, to furnish the cadre (key personnel) of infantry officers, as well as other support unit officers and non-commissioned officers for the new Division. |
 | | Later, Brigadier General Robert V. Maraist was to join this high command at Camp Shelby as The Division Artillery Commander. |
 | | Supporting unit cadre officers, for Artillery, Engineers, Signal, Medical and others, were going through similar training in their field at special service schools throughout the U. The cadre personnel began to arrive at Camp Shelby, located 11 miles south of Hattiesburg, around mid-March 1943, where key non-commissioned officers had already gathered. |
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