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The World War II Army camp, Camp
Reynolds, which was formerly
known as the |
| Shenango
Personnel Replacement Depot was
constructed in 1942 and was
closed in |
| 1945. It was
located in Transfer, Pymatuning Township in Mercer
County Pa. between |
| the cities of Hermitage and
Greenville. The camp was operated by the ASF 3rd Service |
| Command. The purpose of the camp was to be a
personnel replacement depot for the |
| ETO (the
European Theater of Operations)
in World War II. During it's
short existence |
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over one million men passed
through the camp. After it's
closing the camp was |
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dismantled and the barracks sold
to various colleges and local
individuals, some as |
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far away as Philadelphia and
Jamestown New York. Through the
efforts of local |
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Greenville businessmen the camp
was transformed into a
residential and commercial
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development which utilized the
camp's infrastructure and many
of the buildings. This
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development is called Reynolds,
named after Camp Reynolds which
was named after |
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PA Civil War hero General John
Reynolds who was killed the
first day of the battle of
|
| Gettysburg. |
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