Camp Waldron | Second World War 1939-1945

 Second World War 1939-1945, camp

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Camp Waldron, the third camp to be commissioned, and the first on the right of Farragut Boulevard, honors the late Lieutenant-Commander John Charles Waldron, U.S.N., who was the Commander of the famous Torpedo Squadron 8. Lieutenant-Commander Waldron led his squadron of 30 men and 15 planes against the Japanese fleet during the Battle of Midway, an action credited as establishing the turning point in this engagement. From their attack only one member of the squadron, Ensign Gay, and no planes, returned. For his heroism he was awarded, posthumously, the Distinguished Service Cross. The Camp was officially opened November 8, 1942.

One of six individual training stations at Farragut Naval Training Center, Camp Waldron was designed to accommodate and train 5,000 sailors at a time. Buildings located here included a drill hall with six basketball courts, two dispensaries, a rec hall, twenty-two double barracks, ship's stores, indoor rifle range, admin building and chief petty officer's quarters.

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