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Shep's Army Career

Last Update: 04-17-2011
Camp Murphy

Florida

Quite often Shep would mention being stationed in Florida, but never mentioned the name of the camp. Based on comments Shep made about the camp being located next to West Palm Beach, it appears that it must have been Camp Murphy now "Johnathon Dickinson State Park" According to the website two of the original buildings still stand. A top secret radar training facility, it was named for Col. William Herbert Murphy, an U.S. Army pioneer in electronic equipment and it operated from April 1942 until 1944.
People Shep spoke of: Army
Name
Troop Train Ernie
Cletus
Parsons
Lt. Col. Abercrombie
Abernathie
Birnbaum
Ira Bodkins
Lt. Cherry
Homer Croft
Dye
Roswell T Edwards
Elkins
Gasser
Goldberg
Goldwater
Goldworm
Sgt. Kowalski
Nash
Captain Robinson
Private Sanderson
Szymanski
Watkins
Wilson
Zinsmeister
Where Shep Makes Reference To This Subject:
Time Date Category Title
Army Army
July 11, 1966 Radio Archy Declares War, Army Cockroaches
Links to Further Information:
• Wikipedia
• Google Maps
• Gladwin Family Memories
• Camp Murphy
Photos:


2007
Camp Murphy



Camp Murphy Marker


1942
Camp Murphy



Camp Murphy Entrance