Atlantic City Training Center
Former US military facility in Atlantic County, New Jersey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Atlantic City Training Center is a closed United States Army Air Forces center in Atlantic City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It was last assigned to the United States Army Air Forces Personnel Distribution Command. It was closed in 1945.
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Atlantic City Training Center | |
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USAAF Basic Training Center No. 7 | |
Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
Coordinates | 39°21′17″N 74°26′19″W |
Site information | |
Condition | Urbanized area |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 (1942) |
In use | 1942–1945 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | United States Army Air Forces |
Occupants | AAF Training Center (Basic) |
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Opened in January 1942, the Atlantic City Training Center was a large enlisted basic training centers (BTC) of the Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] The basic training center closed on 28 February 1944 and the facility was transferred to the AAF Personnel Distribution Command.[2] It arranged the deployment of airmen to overseas groups and squadrons in combat theaters around the world until being closed in 1945 with the end of the war.