Camp Ayers (historical) is a historical feature (military) in San Bernardino County. The primary coordinates for Camp Ayers (historical) places it within the CA 91710 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Camp Ayers (historical) |
Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Historical |
Class: | Military |
Description: | Santa Ana Del Chino Grant |
History: | "Camp Ayers was named for 60-year-old California State Guard Sergeant Henry B. Ayers who died at the wheel of the Army truck he was driving while hauling ammunition at the height of the panic during the ""Battle of Los Angeles"" (a rumored attack by Japanese forces by air during World War II on the City of Los Angeles, and included anit-aircraft fire, but was later determined to be a false alarm) on the night of 24 February 1942. Camp Ayers was a prisoner of war camp located on what is now the Chino Fairgrounds (q.v.). The military moved into the site (which had previously been a camp for housing laborers working on WPA projects in the Chino area) in early 1942 and vacated the property sometime after 1945. In October 1944, a German POW camp was established." |
County: | San Bernardino County |
Latitude: | 33.9986239 |
Longitude: | -117.6881105 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Camp Ayers (historical): Camp Ayers (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
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