Fort Chaffee
PANICd#: 1074
On September 9, 1941, construction started on Camp Chaffee. Then on December 7, 1941, the first soldiers arrive. Between 1943-1946 some 3,000 German prisoners of war encamped at Camp Chaffee. It was the home of the 5th Armored Division from 1948-1957.
Fort Chaffee , AR 72905
Open to the public: Unknown
http://ghsweb.k12.ar.us/fort/chaffe...
Lat: 35.3756077
Lon: -94.4313928
Database Summary:
Demographic Rank: 5
History: 1
Stories: 1
Claims: 4
Evidence: 0
Resources: 2
Retrievals: 24824
Vistor Rating: 1.5
Votes: 2
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History
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On September 9, 1941, construction started on Camp Chaffee. Then on December 7, 1941, the first soldiers arrive. Between 1943-1946 some 3,000 German prisoners of war encamped at Camp Chaffee. It was the home of the 5th Armored Division from 1948-1957. In 1975 Fort Chaffee Refugee Processing Center for Indochinese refugees. 50,809 Vietnamese refugees were processed. In 1980-1982 Fort Chaffee designated Cuban refugee Resettlement Center. 25,390 Cuban refugees were processed through. In 1983 the motion picture "A Soldiers Story" was filmed at Fort Chaffee. In 1986 Joint Readiness Training Center pilot program announced. In 1987 the movie "Biloxi Blues" was also filmed there. Displaced Hurricane Katrina victims were processed at Fort Chaffee in 2005, but for the most part it is used as a training base. January 29, 2008, winds whipped power lines to the ground which ignited fires that burned 150 buildings in the cantonment area - mainly old barracks that in the past housed soldiers, Vietnamese and Cuban refugees, and Hurricane Katrina evacuees.
Added by: sdonley on 12/30/2011
DB#:94
Source(s):
http://ghsweb.k12.ar.us/fort/chaffee.htm
Stories
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Unfortunately two of the paranormal locations at Fort Chafee no long exist. In August of 2011, the barraks and hospital were lost to fire. Please see the attached article for details.
Added by: sdonley on 12/30/2011
DB#:1062
Source(s):
http://www.4029tv.com/r/28784941/detail.html
Paranormal Claims
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| Claim # | Added | Added By | Claim |
| 1384 | 12/30/2011 | sdonley | Apparition of arm was witnessed going around investigator in lab area. |
| 1385 | 12/30/2011 | sdonley | Voices heard asking for help in the OBGYN section of the hospital. |
| 1386 | 12/30/2011 | sdonley | Shadow figures seen in a jail cell area. |
| 1387 | 12/30/2011 | sdonley | Voices heard saying 'Shut-up" and get out in the barracks area. |
Paranormal Evidence
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| Wikipedia Record
Added: 12/30/2011 By: sdonley |
This is the Wikipedia page for Fort Chafee |
| Encylopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
Added: 12/30/2011 By: sdonley |
Listing for Fort Chafee. This page has some interresting history. |
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