Camp Columbia (Wacol)

Camp Columbia was a United States Army military camp located in Wacol, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built during World War II to accommodate American troops.^[1] The Sixth US Army Headquarters was stationed there and it was an Officer Candidate School from 1942 to 1945. After World War II, it was used by the Australian military and then served as a migrant reception and training center.^[2] The camp was then known as the "Wacol East Dependants Holding Camp for Displaced Persons".^[1] The old Wacol Army Barracks had been converted into the Wacol Military Museum.^[3]

Old Wacol Military Barracks

See also

• Other places named Camp Columbia

References

1. Wacol Remembered 1949–1987
2. "Yungaba Immigration Depot (entry 600245)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
3. "Wacol Military Museum | Brisbane Open House | Unlock your city". Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.

External links

• CAMP COLUMBIA AT WACOL IN BRISBANE DURING WW2
• Former Wacol Army Base

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