General George S. Patton Memorial Museum, Military museum in Chiriaco Summit, California.
The General George S. Patton Memorial Museum stands at the entrance of Camp Young, headquarters of Patton's 3rd Armored Division, part of the WWII Desert Training Center. Exhibits include a large collection of tanks from World War II and the Korean War, memorabilia from Patton's life and from soldiers who trained there, and displays on the Colorado River Aqueduct and natural science. A 26-minute film covers Patton's service and the training center's creation.
The museum stands at the entrance of Camp Young, headquarters of Patton's 3rd Armored Division and part of the Desert Training Center. Patton was ordered in March 1942 to build the training grounds to prepare troops for North Africa; Camp Young opened that year and closed in 1944. The center covered 18,000 square miles, and over one million men trained at its eleven sub-camps, seven of them in California.
The museum stands at the entrance of Camp Young, headquarters of Patton's 3rd Armored Division, where IV Corps Command Headquarters and an Engineer Camouflage Battalion were also stationed. A California Historical Landmark marker there records that the Desert Training Center covered 18,000 square miles and trained over one million men at eleven sub-camps, seven of them in California.
The museum stands at the Chiriaco Summit exit of Interstate 10, about 30 miles (48 km) east of Indio and 1,000 feet (300 m) west of Chiriaco Summit Airport. The surrounding desert is hot, so carry water and sun protection. Camp Young's headquarters site is marked as California Historical Landmark No. 985.
The museum stands at the entrance of Camp Young, headquarters of Patton's 3rd Armored Division and IV Corps Command. Camp Young covered 3,279.89 acres, and 13 mortar and small-arms ranges were built south and west of it. A California Historical Landmark marker there records that the Desert Training Center covered 18,000 square miles, the largest military training ground ever to exist.
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