CAMP DIX – JBMDL CHRONOLOGY OF THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1798 – John Adams Dix born in Boscawen, New Hampshire 1812 – Dix serves in War of 1812 1861 – Dix named chairman of the Union Defense Committee in New York and made Major General in US Army. 1872 – Dix elected Governor of New York 21 April 1879 – Dix dies in New York City 1909 – A.D. Irwin and A.O. Leighton form Philadelphia construction company 1915 – Lakehurst Munitions Storage facility opens. 6 April 1917 – US enters World War I – Congress authorizes the construction of 16 Army Camps to be built 19 May 1917 Selective Service Act 12 June 1917 – Major Harry C. Williams named first commander of Camp Dix. June 1917 – Irwin & Leighton given $13 million contract to convert New Jersey corn fields into army mobilization and training camp. June 1917 – First American troops arrive in ...
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