TO CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMATO CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMATO CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMATO CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMATO CAMP GRUBER, OKLAHOMA

YOU ARE NOW stationed in the northeast-ern sect ion of Oklahoma in the heavi lywooded and picturesque Cookson Hills, a ter-ritory famed in Indian lore, held high in theregard of fishermen and hunters before itbecame a military reservation, and once ser-ving as a hiding place for notorious banditsand gunmen during the late 1920s and early‘30s.

Your first questions upon arrival hereare certain to be: What are the facilities atGruber that will benefit me the most—andwhere are they? To answer these questionsis the precise purpose of this booklet. It isdesigned to orient you thoroughly on placesand services in the camp area and surround-ing territory.

You will find this booklet a time-saverand step-saver. Use it frequently. We believeyou will find it helpful and easy to use.

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« NEARBY COMMUNITIES »« NEARBY COMMUNITIES »« NEARBY COMMUNITIES »« NEARBY COMMUNITIES »« NEARBY COMMUNITIES »OF THE TOWNS and cities which are nearCamp Gruber, Braggs, Muskogee and Tulsaare probably the most popular communitieswith the personnel of the post.

Braggs is the nearest town to camp, be-ing adjacent to the southwest corner and ineasy walking distance of the main gate.Housing facilities are very limited, only afew soldiers finding accommodations fortheir families there. The Braggs USO, spon-sored by the Salvation Army, is a splendidservice center and easily located in the heartof the town. The Red Cross operates a healthclinic in Braggs, where soldiers’ dependentscan obtain medical care and counsel. Thereis regularly maintained bus service betweencamp and the business section of Braggs.

Muskogee (population 35,000) is the“camp town”. Most military personnel whohave their famil ies withthem find living quartersthere, but like all otherarmy camp towns securinghousing is diff icult . Youare urged to be sure of sat-isfactory housing arrange-ments before you b r i n gyour family to Muskogee.

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The Muskogee Chamber of Commerce main-tains a war housing center located in thecity hall building, corner of West Okmulgeeand South Third Streets, which will gladlyassist you in solving your housing problems.

Muskogee is 18 miles from camp andtransportation is provided by hourly bus ser-vice. On weekends and during rush hours theservice is stepped up to meet the increaseddemand.

There are two excellent USO organiza-tions in Muskogee. A large building (nodoubt one of the finest USO buildings inthe States) is located at 515 West OkmulgeeAvenue, and a smaller installation located at627 North Third Street. In the main USO

are two spacious floors forservicemen’s use. The Jew-ish Welfare Board is locatedon the second floor, andthe Traveler’s Aid Serviceis on the ground f loor .Regular enterta inmentprograms are sponsoredhere. The dance f loor is

outstanding and there are games rooms, read-ing rooms and writing rooms. It is probablyone of the busiest places in Muskogee.

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There is a Masonic Service Center inMuskogee at 525 West Broadway. All GIsare welcome to use the complete facilitiesof this splendid recreation center.

Tulsa, which is billed as the “Oil Capitalof the World”, is located about 55 milesnorthwest of Muskogee. Regular buses runthere over Highway 64 . Tulsa is a moderncity, supporting a population of about 150 ,000. There is a USO is downtown Tulsa at315 South Denver and a Victory Service Cen-ter where beds are available to visiting ser-vicemen.

Other towns in the vicinity which Gru-ber soldiers visit are: Tahlequah, with a pop-ulation of 3,500, about 15 miles northeast ofcamp; Wagoner, 15 miles north of Muskogee,population 3,500; Okmulgee, 45 miles south-west of Muskogee, population 16,000 ; andFort Smith, Arkansas, which is 75 milessoutheast of Muskogee with a population of36,000.

« HISTOR« HISTOR« HISTOR« HISTOR« HISTORY »Y »Y »Y »Y »CAMP GRUBER is an Army Service Forcesinstallation, under the jurisdiction of theEighth Service Command, which has head-quarters in Dallas, Texas. The Eighth ServiceCommand comprises the states of Oklahoma,

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Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico.

The military reservation which housesthe camp encompasses 70,000 acres—morethan 109 square miles. Its hills and valleys,cliffs, thick woodlands, swift streams, sparsetop-soil, rocks and clay make the territoryquite impractical for farming, but from thestandpoint of military training the area isideal. Gruber boasts some of the finest artil-lery f ir ing ranges among the myriad oftraining camps in the States. The terrainfeatures are well-suited to all types of mili-tary tactical training, and almost every typeof army unit has trained here for battle.

In February, 1942, just two months fol-lowing the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor,government contractors moved into an openfield bordering the Missouri-Pacific railway18 miles east of Muskogee, Oklahoma, and12 miles south of historic Fort Gibson, anIndian outpost garrisoned by U.S. soldiersof an earlier day. Thus, the construction ofthe camp began, and the transformation ofthis rugged territory into a modern city inevery respect in a comparatively short timeis one of the miracles of the prosecution ofWorld War II. From mud, dirt and dust hassprung a great military cantonment whichhas sent thousands of well-trained soldiers

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to battlefields in the world over.

The camp was named in honor of thelate Brig. Gen. Edmund L. Gruber, famed asthe founder of the field artillery firing cen-ter at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, but perhaps bet-ter known as the composer of the officialfield artillery song, “The Caisson Song”.Gruber was officially open for business onMay 21, 1942, when the first general orderfor the camp was published.

On July 15, 1942, the 88th Infantry Di-vis ion (Bluedevi l) was act ivated on thecamp’s vast one and one-half mile long pa-rade ground, as a lineal descendent of thefighting 88th which distinguished itself onthe battlefields of France in World War I.

On July 14, 1943—one year later lack-ing one day—the famed 42nd Infantry Divi-sion (Rainbow) was recreated at Camp Gru-ber in the spirit and tradition of the WorldWar I “Rainbow” which had fought and de-feated the Germans in Five major battles in1918-19.

Both of these divisions played an impor-tant role in the f inal submission of theNazi and Fascist evil in Europe during thiswar. The 88th fought i ts way gal lant lythrough Italy and the 42nd ended its share

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in the European fighting by participatingin the capture of Munich, birthplace of Na-zism.

In addition to this record of accomplish-ment the camp has served as a trainingground for engineer units, evacuation hos-pital units, war dogs, tank destroyer units,all types of field artillery units, ordnance andmaintenance units , medical units andchemical warfare units.

With its endless rows of neat frame bar-racks, f ive theaters, three service clubs,three guest houses, three libraries, 19 postexchanges, a chapel and recreation hall forevery unit the size of a regiment, and a dayroom for each company, Camp Gruber is anefficient military installation for soldiersand civilians alike, designed to stimulate andmaintain high morale. Victory in Europe hasonly served to speed the tempo of its opera-tion, with V-J day the final objective.

THIS AREA RICH IN INDIAN LORETHIS AREA RICH IN INDIAN LORETHIS AREA RICH IN INDIAN LORETHIS AREA RICH IN INDIAN LORETHIS AREA RICH IN INDIAN LORE

THE WOODED HILLS which embrace theCamp Gruber military reservation are sac-red to American Indian history — especial-ly that of the Cherokees. They were oncepart of the Cherokee nation of the old IndianTerritory—a designation which ceased to ex-

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ist with the admission of Oklahoma to itsstatehood in 1907.

The story dates back to 1832 when theCherokees were moved forcibly to this areafrom their native home in Alabama, Tennes-see, Georgia, North and South Carolina bygovernment contractors, many of whomwere so unscrupulous that the road traveledby these unhappy Indians now is called the“Trail of Tears”.

As a symbol of bitter resentment oftheir treatment by the white man the Chero-kees, from the time of their arrival in Okla-homa until the present time, have met an-nually and reenacted a weird but fantasticceremony around the light of an “eternal”,or sacred, fire. This fire, brought from theirancestral homeland, supposedly still burnssomewhere in the hills—undimmed from thetime it burned brightly at a fateful meeting100 years ago on a bluff overlooking what isnow Greenleaf Lake located on the Gruberreservation.

Cherokee legend has it that buried onthe bluff overlooking a creek named TearfulWaters is a “Y” shaped stone on which wasinscribed secretive data at a meeting of theCherokee chiefs in 1840. At midnight during

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the mystic r i tual the “Sacred Fire” wasplaced on a flat rock near the edge of thebluff. As the ceremony progressed the “Y”shaped stone was cut from rock, and in thedays that followed the recordings were in-scribed.

According to the legend, on the last dayof the meeting, a venerable Cherokee diedand was buried at the camp site with thestone clasped in his arms. An oak bush wasplanted on the grave.

Leading credence to a legend handeddown from generation to generation is a“Y” shaped cavity located 50 feet from thesouth corner of Greenleaf Lodge—now aCamp Gruber officers’ club. A majestic oaktree standing 150 feet east of the lodge issaid to be the small oak bush planted on theCherokee elder’s grave more than 100 yearsago.

As further proof it is related that sever-al old men of the tribe definitely verifiedthe legend some 40 years ago, explainingthat the creek named Tearful Waters now isknown as Greenleaf creek which forms thelake, and that the meeting was held wherethe lodge now stands.

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ed in the area comprising eastern Oklahoma.Muskogee, Indian capital of the world, is thehome of the Federal agency, Five CivilizedTribes Agency, with offices in the FederalBuilding, to administer the affairs of theCherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeksand Seminoles.

« CAMP LA« CAMP LA« CAMP LA« CAMP LA« CAMP LAYOUT »YOUT »YOUT »YOUT »YOUT »

CAMP GRUBER HAS been laid out like themost modern of cities for convenience in lo-cating buildings, offices, and any type ofactivity you would want to locate in thecamp area.

The streets running from north to southare designated numerically, Second Streetbeing the one nearest Highway 10 which runsadjacent to the west side of camp.

The streets running from east to westare lettered alphabetically with A Street be-ing the street furthest to the north. Allstreets are clearly marked at each intersec-tion.

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« INDIVIDUAL SER« INDIVIDUAL SER« INDIVIDUAL SER« INDIVIDUAL SER« INDIVIDUAL SERVICES »VICES »VICES »VICES »VICES »

INDIVIDUAL SERVICES may be a new termfor you in Army lingo. It was recently estab-lished and covers several branches of Armyactivity which applies to you individually.As a matter of fact, Individual Services Di-vision applies itself more directly to GI Joe’spleasure and relaxat ion than any otherbranch of the Army.

It consists of six branches at Camp Gru-ber, which are:

(1) Army Exchange Branch(2) Athletics and Recreation Branch(3) Information and Education

Branch(4) Chaplain Branch(5) Personal Affairs Branch(6) Life Insurance, War Bonds,

and Savings BranchThe officer in charge of the Individual

Services Division is located in the buildingon the corner of South Gruber Drive andFourth Street.

SERSERSERSERSERVICE CLUBSVICE CLUBSVICE CLUBSVICE CLUBSVICE CLUBS

There are three excellent Service Clubson the post for enlisted personnel. ServiceClub No. 1 is located on the corner of 3rd

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Street and North Gruber Drive near themain gate. Service Club No. 2 is located on19th Street between C and D Streets. Ser-vice Club No. 3 is located on G between 19thand 20th Streets.

Service Clubs Nos. 1 and 2 are complete-ly equipped to provide enlisted personnelwith varied relaxation and entertainment.Both have cafeterias forenlisted men, officers andcivilians, with certain re-strictions. One of the mostpopular spots in conjunc-tion with the cafeterias isthe soda fountain. Theyhave writing rooms whichsupply free stationery andenvelopes. In the writing rooms are dailyand Sunday newspapers from all over theUnited States. Also there is a wide rangeof magazine from the humorous type tothose of a more serious nature. Clubs Nos.1 and 2 each have extensive libraries wherethousands of books to suit your individualreading habits line the shelves.

Several ping pong tables are situatedthroughout these clubs for your entertain-ment.

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Each club boasts of a f ine ballroomwhere dances are held weekly. Ladies fromMuskogee, Tulsa and other nearby cities arein regular attendance at the dances. A mez-zanine floor, provided with cushion chairsand a fireplace lounge, overlooks the ball-room. A long distance operator is on dutyat both Service Clubs to help you place callsand several telephone booths are availablejust inside the Service Club entrances.

Each Service Club has a Senior and Jun-ior Hostess, both of whom are more thanglad to help you. It is the job of ServiceClub Hostesses to arrange entertainmentand generally keep things humming. Youcan find out anything you want to knowabout the Service Clubs from the hostesses.There is some type of entertainment goingon at the Service Clubs every evening inthe week.

Clubs 1 and 2 have outside stages forsummer entertainment programs.

Service Club No. 3 has the same facil-ities as Nos. 1 and 2 , but is housed in asmaller building.

GUEST HOUSESGUEST HOUSESGUEST HOUSESGUEST HOUSESGUEST HOUSES

There are three Guest Houses on thepost for the use of family and friends of

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enlisted military personnel. It is wise tomake reservations in ad-vance to assure your visi-tors of quarters . Roomscan be rented for threeconsecutive nights only.The rate is 50c per persona night. Soldier husbandsmay share the rooms withtheir wives if the soldiers

have written permission from their com-manding officers. Guest House No. 1 is locat-ed on the corner of North Gruber Drive and4th Street. Guest House No. 2 is located on19th Street between C and D Streets. GuestHouse No. 3 is located on G between 19thand 20th Streets.

POST EXCHANGE BRANCHPOST EXCHANGE BRANCHPOST EXCHANGE BRANCHPOST EXCHANGE BRANCHPOST EXCHANGE BRANCH

Post Exchange Branch is one of thelargest businesses at Camp Gruber, havingunder its supervision the 19 PXs locatedthroughout the camp, the Post ExchangeService Station, Tailor Shop, Photo Shop,Cafeterias, Barber Shops, two Beauty Shops,the intra-camp buses, etc. The off ice ofthe Camp Post Exchange Officer is locatedat 6th and E Place (E Place is set back fromF Street to accommodate a row of adminis-trative offices). The Post Exchange Ware-

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houses are across the street on 6th and FStreets.

LOCALOCALOCALOCALOCATION OF POST EXCHANGESTION OF POST EXCHANGESTION OF POST EXCHANGESTION OF POST EXCHANGESTION OF POST EXCHANGES

PX 1—3rd and D Streets

PX 3—21st and H StreetsPX 4—8th and C StreetsPX 5—14th and C Streets

PX 6—17th and C StreetsPX 7—19th and C Streets

PX 8—19th between C and D StreetsPX 9—14th and D Streets

PX 10—12th and D StreetsPX 11—8th and D StreetsPX 12—7th and D Streets

PX 13—6th and D StreetsPX 14—24th and C Streets

PX 16—25th and E StreetsPX 17—20th and K StreetsPX 17A—20th and J Streets

PX 18—18th and G StreetsPX 19—Station Hospital

PX 20—Prisoner of War Camp

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BARBER SHOPSBARBER SHOPSBARBER SHOPSBARBER SHOPSBARBER SHOPS

The camp barber shops are located inthe following PXs: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11,13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.

TTTTTAILOR SHOPSAILOR SHOPSAILOR SHOPSAILOR SHOPSAILOR SHOPS

There are eight camp tailor shops lo-cated on the post to serve you. They arelocated at the following PXs: 5, 7, 9, 12, 14,16, 17, 18 . The various staffs are capableof making alterations and generally keepingyour apparel in tip-top shape.

CLEANING AND PRESSINGCLEANING AND PRESSINGCLEANING AND PRESSINGCLEANING AND PRESSINGCLEANING AND PRESSING

There are 13 cleaning and pressing pick-up stations conveniently located throughoutthe post. PXs which maintain this serviceare: 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16,17, 18, 19.

PHOTO STUDIOPHOTO STUDIOPHOTO STUDIOPHOTO STUDIOPHOTO STUDIO

A regular civilian-operated, commercialphoto studio is located in PX 12, 8th and DStreets, which is equipped to take care ofany photos you wish. It is open to all offi-cers and enlisted men (the camp photo stu-dio is a civilian enterprise and has no con-nection with the U.S. Army Signal Corps).

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PX SERPX SERPX SERPX SERPX SERVICE STVICE STVICE STVICE STVICE STAAAAATIONTIONTIONTIONTION

Location—8th and E Streets. The PostExchange Service Station does not sell gas-oline and does not do general repair workon civilian automobiles. However, it is equip-ped to perform the functions equal to a civil-ian super-service station such as changingoil, air, water, greasing, battery service andcharging, washing, polishing, tire repairing.The station keeps in stock a small supplyof standard parts such as battery cables,spark plugs, etc.

GASOLINE SALESGASOLINE SALESGASOLINE SALESGASOLINE SALESGASOLINE SALES

The camp gasoline station is locatedat 6th and F Streets, where fuel for yourpersonal automobile can be purchased. Ofcourse, you must produce the regulation ra-tion coupons.

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« A« A« A« A« ATHLETICS & RECREATHLETICS & RECREATHLETICS & RECREATHLETICS & RECREATHLETICS & RECREATION »TION »TION »TION »TION »

SPORTS ARENASPORTS ARENASPORTS ARENASPORTS ARENASPORTS ARENA

CAMP GRUBER HAS ONE of the f inestSports Arenas in the State of Oklahoma witha vast hardwood floor capable of accommo-dating three basketball games simultaneous-ly. It is located on 3rd Street behind CampHeadquarters. Station Complement attend-ants are on duty at theSports Arena, offering fullcooperation to every uniton the post for an athleticprogram. The Sports Are-na is equipped to give youan outlet for almost anytype of athletic recreation.Equipment at the arena in-cludes badminton courts, basketball courts,rowing machines, weight lifting rooms, abouncer for gymnastics, and shower rooms.Equipment is furnished for use in the arena;that is, volley balls, boxing gloves, basket-balls, etc. The arena is equipped with a loudspeaker system, used to report varied eventsas they progress.

SWIMMING POOLSSWIMMING POOLSSWIMMING POOLSSWIMMING POOLSSWIMMING POOLS

There are three swimming pools on thepost—Pools Nos. 1 and 2 are adjacent to the

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Camp Filtration Plant, which is four milessouth of the main gate onHighway 10. Pool No. 3 islocated across the streetfrom the Station Hospitalon 13th Street. The poolsare patrolled by lifeguards.

A set of swimming poolregulations is published bythe Camp Plans and Train-

ing Officer, who is located at Camp Head-quarters—the regulations can be obtainedfrom him. Different days of the weeks andtimes of the day are allocated to officers,enlisted men WACs and civilian personnelfor using the swimming pools. This schedulecan also be obtained from the Plans andTraining Officer.

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL DIAMONDSBASEBALL & SOFTBALL DIAMONDSBASEBALL & SOFTBALL DIAMONDSBASEBALL & SOFTBALL DIAMONDSBASEBALL & SOFTBALL DIAMONDS

There are 24 Softball Diamonds and 10Baseball Diamonds located throughout thecamp area. The playing fields are maintain-ed by members of the Sports Arena staff.The main camp Baseball Diamond is locatedat 10th and D Streets. The main camp Soft-ball Diamond is located on D Street between3rd and 4th Streets. There are several box-ing rings located in unit areas.

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RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIESRELIGIOUS ACTIVITIESRELIGIOUS ACTIVITIESRELIGIOUS ACTIVITIESRELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

There are 14 Chapels conveniently locat-ed on the post.

No. 1—C and 4th StreetsNo. 2—C and 8th StreetsNo. 3—C and 11th StreetsNo. 4—C and 18th StreetsNo. 5—D and 18th StreetsNo. 6—20th between J and K Sts.No. 7—E and 25th StreetsNo. 8—C and 24th StreetsNo. 9—D and 15th StreetsNo.10—D and 10th StreetsNo.11—D and 7th StreetsNo.12—D and 4th Streets

There is also a chapel in connection withthe Station Hospital. It islocated in Ward B-2.

The Prisoner of WarCamp has its own chapel.

The Camp Chaplainhas his of f ice in ChapelNo. 12

All chapels have fineHammond organs. Servicesare conducted by chaplains of the three ma-jor religious faiths—Protestant, Catholic and

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Jewish—and special arrangement is made forthose of other faiths in order that the privi-lege of worship may be available to all.

CHAPLAINSCHAPLAINSCHAPLAINSCHAPLAINSCHAPLAINS

The general welfare of all soldiers isthe primary concern of the chaplains station-ed on the post. Do not hesitate to see yourchaplain concerning any problem. The chap-lains have their offices in the chapels locat-ed throughout the camp.

INFORMAINFORMAINFORMAINFORMAINFORMATION & EDUCATION & EDUCATION & EDUCATION & EDUCATION & EDUCATIONTIONTIONTIONTION

The Camp Information and EducationOffice is located on 7th and D Streets. Theoffice publishes a Daily News Bulletin andfurnishes all materials in connection withthe Army’s I & E Program. All informationpertaining to the United States ArmedForces Institute (USAFI) may be obtainedat the Camp I & E office.

POST PUBLICAPOST PUBLICAPOST PUBLICAPOST PUBLICAPOST PUBLICATIONSTIONSTIONSTIONSTIONS

Publications and Blank Forms can be se-cured from the office and warehouse locatedin Warehouse 19, at 9th and F Streets.

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« ENTERT« ENTERT« ENTERT« ENTERT« ENTERTAINMENT »AINMENT »AINMENT »AINMENT »AINMENT »

THEATHEATHEATHEATHEATERSTERSTERSTERSTERS

HEADING THE LIST for entertainment arefive camp theaters which show the latestmovies—even before they reach the civilian

channels. The price of ad-mission is 15c. The thea-ters are open to all mili-tary personnel and theirdependents. In the lobby ofeach theater, popcorn andcandy are sold. Theaters Nos. 1, 2, 3 and4 can seat 918 persons, and

Theater No. 5 can accommodate 602 people.

Theater locations:No. 1—7th and C StreetsNo. 2—18th between C and D StreetsNo. 3—D Street between 6th and 7thNo. 4—13th and D StreetsNo. 5—20th and I Streets

The camp theater office is located at 4thStreet and South Gruber Drive.

USO SHOWSUSO SHOWSUSO SHOWSUSO SHOWSUSO SHOWS

The camp entertainment branch of In-dividual Services brings frequent USO shows

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to the post. The larger shows are held in thetheaters and are given plenty of advancepublicity, so you will know where and whenthey will be held.

SPECIAL SHOWSSPECIAL SHOWSSPECIAL SHOWSSPECIAL SHOWSSPECIAL SHOWS

The entertainment branch of the campbrings special shows to the post which areheld in the theaters andService Clubs. These wouldinclude name bands, popu-lar artists, plays, etc.

A very popular specialshow which visits the postoften is the “Hey Rube”organization from Tulsa.

HUNTING & FISHINGHUNTING & FISHINGHUNTING & FISHINGHUNTING & FISHINGHUNTING & FISHING

The Camp Gruber military reservationis also a game preserve and no hunting isallowed.

However, Greenleaf Lake is a fine fish-ing spot and military personnel are permit-ted to fish there. Boasts are not allowed onthe lake and several areas are restricted.These areas are: (1) around the boat docks,(2) the area of water near the dam. Civiliansare permitted to fish in an area on the southside of the lake beginning at the dam and

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G. I. CLUBG. I. CLUBG. I. CLUBG. I. CLUBG. I. CLUB

The camp maintains a G. I. Club whichis a large building suited for unit parties.It has a fine dance floor and a mezzaninefloor overlooking the ballroom. The G. I.Club should e reserved in advance for par-ties through the entertainment branch of In-dividual Services. It is the camp regulationthat all personnel must be out of the build-ing by midnight when parties are held.

It is the responsibility of each unit us-ing the G. I. Club to police it thoroughly by0800 the following morning after the party isheld.

It is located on 22nd Street between Eand F Streets.

« WELF« WELF« WELF« WELF« WELFARE »ARE »ARE »ARE »ARE »AMERICAN RED CROSSAMERICAN RED CROSSAMERICAN RED CROSSAMERICAN RED CROSSAMERICAN RED CROSS

CAMP GRUBER’S American Red CrossField Office is located at 7th and D Streets.Every soldier is familiar with the Red Crossactivities and the Field Office. It maintainsa competent staff to help you with personalproblems, the verification of emergency fur-loughs, and all types of social work.

running east for two miles of shore line.

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The Red Cross also maintains an officeat the Station Hospital. The office at theStation Hospital serves patients and the Sta-tion Complement Medical Detachment. Theirprogram includes a Recreation Branch forconvalescent patients, various social servicesand a service for soldiers who are gettingmedical discharges.

STSTSTSTSTAAAAATION HOSPITTION HOSPITTION HOSPITTION HOSPITTION HOSPITALALALALAL

Camp Gruber’s Station Hospital is oneof the most modern and efficient hospitals

to be found anywhere. Itis a 1628 normal bed instal-lation with an expansioncapacity of 2117 beds.

An additional unit of thehospital is the Recondition-ing Annex, which has 372beds.

The hospital is completein every detail; it has its own post exchange,a complete beauty parlor, a chapel, Red Crossheadquarters, post office, library, long dis-tance telephone room, recreation hall, gamerooms, writing rooms, a public address sys-tem servicing every ward and office, andauditorium.

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HOSPITHOSPITHOSPITHOSPITHOSPITAL VISITING HOURSAL VISITING HOURSAL VISITING HOURSAL VISITING HOURSAL VISITING HOURS

Hospital visiting hours are from 3 p.m.to 4 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.to 8 p.m. on Sundays. Special visiting per-mits may be obtained from the hospital dutyofficer or adjutant in emergency cases.

DENTDENTDENTDENTDENTAL CLINICSAL CLINICSAL CLINICSAL CLINICSAL CLINICS

Dental Clinic No. 1 is located betweenC and North Gruber Drive on 4th Street.Dental Clinic No. 2 is located between 18thand 19th Streets opposite Theater No. 2. Hos-pital Dental Clinic is in the Station Hospital.

MEDICAL AID & PROPHYLACTIC STMEDICAL AID & PROPHYLACTIC STMEDICAL AID & PROPHYLACTIC STMEDICAL AID & PROPHYLACTIC STMEDICAL AID & PROPHYLACTIC STAAAAATIONTIONTIONTIONTION

The “Pro Station” in Muskogee is locat-ed a 217 N. 2nd Street, and is open day andnight. The station also handles emergencymedical cases. A medical officer from thecamp station hospital is on call in Muskogeeeach night. He can be reached by calling themedical aid station, the station hospital re-ceiving office or the Muskogee Military Po-lice office. His services are for military per-sonnel only, not their dependents, and he isto be called only in emergencies.

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PERSONAL AFFPERSONAL AFFPERSONAL AFFPERSONAL AFFPERSONAL AFFAIRSAIRSAIRSAIRSAIRSThe Personal Affairs Officer is located

next to the Individual Services office at thecorner of 4th Street and South Gruber Drive.His job is to counsel with military personneland their dependents, the dependents of de-ceased military personnel, and veterans whohave problems and desire information andadvice.

ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEFARMY EMERGENCY RELIEFARMY EMERGENCY RELIEFARMY EMERGENCY RELIEFARMY EMERGENCY RELIEFThe camp office of Army Emergency

Relief is located on the corner of 4th andSouth Gruber Drive. This is a service main-tained for military personnel who need fi-nancial aid when an emergency arises.

LEGAL ASSISTLEGAL ASSISTLEGAL ASSISTLEGAL ASSISTLEGAL ASSISTANCEANCEANCEANCEANCELegal assistance can be obtained free of

charge at the Camp Judge Advocate Office,which is located at Camp Headquarters, firstfloor. The Camp Judge Advocate has twoassistants trained in legal matters and theyare glad to help you with legal problems—in-come tax, personal papers, etc.

CAMP CLAIMS OFFICECAMP CLAIMS OFFICECAMP CLAIMS OFFICECAMP CLAIMS OFFICECAMP CLAIMS OFFICEThe Camp Claims Office is located at

Camp Headquarters, first floor. The officeis maintained to administer claims of allkinds, and process Reports of Survey.

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POSTPOSTPOSTPOSTPOSTAL FAL FAL FAL FAL FACILITIESACILITIESACILITIESACILITIESACILITIES

The camp’s main Post Office is locatedon the corner of 3rd Street and South GruberDrive across the street from Camp Headquar-ters. There are three camp branch Post Of-fices: 18th and C Streets, PW Camp and Sta-tion Hospital. At these Post Offices packagescan be mailed and stamps purchased. Theyalso handle money orders, registered and in-sured mail and offer such services as you willfind at a civilian Post Office. The financialwindows are closed on Sunday, but there isone mail call for incoming and outgoing mail.

All mail is dispatched out of the campat 0930, 1330 and 1730. Bonds are sold at themain Post Office only.

LOCALOCALOCALOCALOCATOR SERTOR SERTOR SERTOR SERTOR SERVICEVICEVICEVICEVICE

The camp Locator Service is maintain-ed by the Postal Branch and is located at theMain Post Office building. Here a record iskept of all military personnel stationed atCamp Gruber and the organization to whicheach individual is attached. When wantingto locate a person, giving his full name isusually all that is necessary. The LocatorService telephone number is 660.

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BANKING FBANKING FBANKING FBANKING FBANKING FACILITIESACILITIESACILITIESACILITIESACILITIES

There are two banking facilities on thepost. The First National Bank and Trust Com-pany of Muskogee maintains a facility in theCamp Finance Building on3rd Street between SouthGruber Drive and D Street.The Commercial NationalBank of Muskogee offers asimilar service in PX 11 at8th and D Streets. Both ofthese facilities offer com-plete banking service.

CAMP FINANCE OFFICECAMP FINANCE OFFICECAMP FINANCE OFFICECAMP FINANCE OFFICECAMP FINANCE OFFICE

The Camp Finance Office is located on 3rdStreet between South Gruber Drive and DStreet.

WWWWWAC DETAC DETAC DETAC DETAC DETACHMENTACHMENTACHMENTACHMENTACHMENT

The WAC Detachment at Camp Gruberis located on F Street between 3rd and 4thStreets.

SALES COMMISSARSALES COMMISSARSALES COMMISSARSALES COMMISSARSALES COMMISSARYYYYY

The Sales Commissary is located at 10thand F Streets. It is a complete grocery storeand market where soldiers and their depen-dents can purchase supplies at prices slight-

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ly lower than those in commercial channels.Wives of soldiers must obtain CommissaryCards, which permit them to make purchasesthere. These cards are issued at the Quarter-master Sales Office located on E Place be-tween 6th and 8th Streets just off F Street.

In order to purchase meat at the SalesCommissary a meat ration card must be pro-cured. This is obtained by making applica-tion through your organization commandingofficer. You are allowed to purchase a defi-nite amount of meat per month and a recordis kept of your purchases. The meat ration-ing cards are issued by the QuartermasterSales Office.

CAMP QUARTERMASTERCAMP QUARTERMASTERCAMP QUARTERMASTERCAMP QUARTERMASTERCAMP QUARTERMASTER

The office of the Camp Quartermaster islocated on E Place between 6th and 7t hStreets.

GASOLINE STGASOLINE STGASOLINE STGASOLINE STGASOLINE STAAAAATIONTIONTIONTIONTION

Location—6th and F Streets. This is theonly place on the post where gasoline maybe purchased for civilian automobiles. Appli-cation can be made for gasoline ration cou-pons at the Camp Ration Office, which islocated on the first floor of Camp Headquar-ters.

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CAMP LAUNDRCAMP LAUNDRCAMP LAUNDRCAMP LAUNDRCAMP LAUNDRYYYYY

Laundry for officers and enlisted menis done on the post in one of the largest and

finest laundries in the coun-try. Service is weekly andto enlisted men the chargeis set at $1.50 a month (25-piece limit a week), withoff icers paying for theirlaundry service at p iecerates. The laundry is locat-ed on F and 5th Streets.

COLD STORAGE PLANTCOLD STORAGE PLANTCOLD STORAGE PLANTCOLD STORAGE PLANTCOLD STORAGE PLANT

The Camp Cold Storage Plant is locatedon G Street between 10th and 11th Streets.It is maintained for the storage of meats andother perishable foods which eventually aredelivered to various units stationed on thepost.

BAKERBAKERBAKERBAKERBAKERYYYYY

The Camp Bakery is located at 11th andF Streets.

All bread consumed on the post is bakedin the Camp Bakery, which has a capacityof 16,000 pounds per day, or approximately12,800 loaves.

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SUBSISTENCE OFFICESUBSISTENCE OFFICESUBSISTENCE OFFICESUBSISTENCE OFFICESUBSISTENCE OFFICE

The subsistence office and officer arelocated at 8th and E Place.

SUBSISTENCE WSUBSISTENCE WSUBSISTENCE WSUBSISTENCE WSUBSISTENCE WAREHOUSEAREHOUSEAREHOUSEAREHOUSEAREHOUSE

The subsistence warehouse building islocated at 11th and F Streets. This is theplace where units stationed on the post pickup daily rations.

SIGNAL CORPSSIGNAL CORPSSIGNAL CORPSSIGNAL CORPSSIGNAL CORPS

Camp Signal Corps Office is located onE Place and 6th Street. The Camp SignalOfficer has his office there. The Signal CorpsProperty Office and Warehouse is located at8th and G Streets.

WESTERN UNIONWESTERN UNIONWESTERN UNIONWESTERN UNIONWESTERN UNION

In connection with the Signal Corps isa Western Union agency which accepts tele-grams from military and civilian personnelon the post. Address—E Place and 6th Street.

TELEPHONE SERTELEPHONE SERTELEPHONE SERTELEPHONE SERTELEPHONE SERVICEVICEVICEVICEVICE

The camp telephone manager, a civilian,has his office in conjunction with the SignalCorps Office. The telephone exchange is lo-cated at 15th and F Streets, where all callsare handled. The operators have their own

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dormitory at 18th and I Streets. Long dis-tance telephone booths are placed through-out the camp in the PXs.

Special long distance operators are onduty at Service Clubs Nos. 1 and 2 and theirduty is to place your calls. Several telephonebooths are available.

CAMP PHOTO LABORACAMP PHOTO LABORACAMP PHOTO LABORACAMP PHOTO LABORACAMP PHOTO LABORATORTORTORTORTORYYYYY

The Camp Signal Corps Photo Labora-tory is located on 4th and D Streets. In thisoffice all Signal Corps negatives are process-ed and printed. The Army Pictorial Branchalso functions from this office. It is theplace for procurement of Training Films, O-rientation Films, projectors, screens, etc.

DIRECTOR OF SUPPLDIRECTOR OF SUPPLDIRECTOR OF SUPPLDIRECTOR OF SUPPLDIRECTOR OF SUPPLYYYYY

The Director of Supply Office is locatedon E Place between 6th and 7th Streets.

PURCHASING & CONTRACTING OFFICEPURCHASING & CONTRACTING OFFICEPURCHASING & CONTRACTING OFFICEPURCHASING & CONTRACTING OFFICEPURCHASING & CONTRACTING OFFICE

This is located in the same building withthe Director of Supply.

ORDNANCEORDNANCEORDNANCEORDNANCEORDNANCE

The Ordnance operation on the post isconsolidated into one large area. The campordnance area can best be located by going

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to the corner of G and 10th Streets. Then

the main entrance is ½ block south on GStreet. Encompassed in this wire-fenced area,which extends from G Street to H Street andfrom 10th to 11th Street, are ordnance ware-houses, ordnance repair shops, and the officeof the camp ordnance officer.

MAINTENANCEMAINTENANCEMAINTENANCEMAINTENANCEMAINTENANCE

The office of the Camp Maintenance of-ficer is located on E Place in conjunctionwith the Director of Supply’s Office. Theprincipal maintenance motor repair shops arelocated on F Street between 2nd and 10thStreets. First, second, third and fourth eche-lon work is handled in these shops.

SALSALSALSALSALVVVVVAGE OFFICE & WAGE OFFICE & WAGE OFFICE & WAGE OFFICE & WAGE OFFICE & WAREHOUSESAREHOUSESAREHOUSESAREHOUSESAREHOUSES

The Salvage Office and Warehouses arelocated at H and 6th Streets.

POST ENGINEERPOST ENGINEERPOST ENGINEERPOST ENGINEERPOST ENGINEER

The Post Engineer Office, warehousesand shops are located at 10th and G Streets.

FIRE STFIRE STFIRE STFIRE STFIRE STAAAAATIONSTIONSTIONSTIONSTIONSFire Station No. 1—15th and F Sts.

2— 6th and E Sts.3—10th and B Sts.4—24th and F Sts

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OFFICERS’ CLUBSOFFICERS’ CLUBSOFFICERS’ CLUBSOFFICERS’ CLUBSOFFICERS’ CLUBS

There are two Officers’ Clubs on themilitary reservation. One, known as the Clar-ence Tinker Club, is located in the camp areaon 5th Street between Aand B Streets. The other isGreenleaf Lodge overlook-ing Greenleaf Lake. It canbe reached by driving easton F Street and turning tothe right on 24th Street.It is approximately threemiles from the camp area.

PRISONER OF WPRISONER OF WPRISONER OF WPRISONER OF WPRISONER OF WAR CAMPAR CAMPAR CAMPAR CAMPAR CAMP

The Prisoner of War Camp, under CampGruber’s supervision, is located ½ mile northof the main gate on Highway 10. It is acrossthe Highway from Gate No. 1.

CHEMICAL WCHEMICAL WCHEMICAL WCHEMICAL WCHEMICAL WARFARFARFARFARFARE OFFICEARE OFFICEARE OFFICEARE OFFICEARE OFFICE& W& W& W& W& WAREHOUSEAREHOUSEAREHOUSEAREHOUSEAREHOUSE

This building is located at F and 8thStreets and the Chemical Warfare Officercan be reached there.

CAMP NEWSPCAMP NEWSPCAMP NEWSPCAMP NEWSPCAMP NEWSPAPERAPERAPERAPERAPER

The office of the camp newspaper—THEGRUBER GUIDON—is located on the first

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floor of Camp Headquarters. The GruberGuidon is published weekly under the super-vision of the Post Public Relations Office.The camp newspaper is published in the postprint shop, which is located in the warehousearea at the Prison of War Camp.

CAMP HEADQUARTERSCAMP HEADQUARTERSCAMP HEADQUARTERSCAMP HEADQUARTERSCAMP HEADQUARTERSThe following officers and offices can

be located at Camp Headquarters, which issituated just inside the main gate:

First Floor:Public Relations OfficeCamp Judge AdvocateRationing OfficeCamp Claims OfficeMessage CenterPlans and Training OfficeRange Office

Second Floor:Inspector GeneralSpecial OrdersCamp CommanderCamp Executive OfficerCamp AdjutantBilleting OfficePERSONNEL DIVISIONPERSONNEL DIVISIONPERSONNEL DIVISIONPERSONNEL DIVISIONPERSONNEL DIVISION

The Military and Civilian Personnel of-ficers, which house all of their affiliated activ-ities, are located in the building next toCamp Headquarters to the west.

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RARARARARATIONING OFFICETIONING OFFICETIONING OFFICETIONING OFFICETIONING OFFICE

The Camp Rationing Office is locatedon the first floor of Camp Headquarters.This is the place to procure shoe coupons, gascoupons, tire applications, tobacco rationcards, etc.

DOG TDOG TDOG TDOG TDOG TAGSAGSAGSAGSAGS

New dog tags may be obtained at Ware-house No. 13, F Street between 6th and 8th.

CAMP REGULACAMP REGULACAMP REGULACAMP REGULACAMP REGULATIONSTIONSTIONSTIONSTIONS

A complete draft of camp regulationswas published in December 1944 and a copyof this can be obtained from the camp Ad-jutant at Camp Headquarters.

CAMERASCAMERASCAMERASCAMERASCAMERAS

All cameras brought on the post mustbe registered with the Camp Provost Mar-shal.

NOTNOTNOTNOTNOTARARARARARY PUBLICY PUBLICY PUBLICY PUBLICY PUBLIC

There is a Notary Public located atCamp Headquarters.

TRANSPORTTRANSPORTTRANSPORTTRANSPORTTRANSPORTAAAAATION OFFICETION OFFICETION OFFICETION OFFICETION OFFICE

The camp Transportation Office and of-ficer are located on E Place between 6th and

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7th Streets. The Transportation Officer isin charge of handling of troop movements,shipping of property, etc.

CAMP BUS SERCAMP BUS SERCAMP BUS SERCAMP BUS SERCAMP BUS SERVICEVICEVICEVICEVICE

Regularly scheduled buses travel thecamp area night and day. They leave fromthe Sports Arena, which is located on 3rdStreet and South Gruber Drive. The fare is5c per ride.

OUTSIDE BUS SEROUTSIDE BUS SEROUTSIDE BUS SEROUTSIDE BUS SEROUTSIDE BUS SERVICEVICEVICEVICEVICE

Buses leave from the camp bus terminalon Highway 10, a short distance south ofthe main gate, every hour on the hour forMuskogee, and on weekends and during rushhours additional buses are scheduled accord-ing to the number of passengers. Bus ticketscan be purchased at the Sports Arena ticketwindow or at the Post Exchanges.

Buses also leave from the camp bus ter-minal for Tulsa on the weekends. Bus con-nections for Tulsa can also be made in Mus-kogee during the week and on weekends.

TTTTTAXI CABSAXI CABSAXI CABSAXI CABSAXI CABS

There is a Taxi Cab office in Braggswhich services the camp area and the im-mediate vicinity of the post. There are ade-

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quate taxi facilities in Muskogee to servicethat territory.

RAILROADSRAILROADSRAILROADSRAILROADSRAILROADS

The Missouri-Pacific Railroad has anorth-south line which runs through Braggs,

Oklahoma. The connectionruns north through KansasCity and south via LittleRock, Arkansas. Muskogee,Oklahoma, is served by theKaty Railroad, which runsnorth through Kansas Cityand south to Dal las andSan Antonio.

AIRLINESAIRLINESAIRLINESAIRLINESAIRLINES

Airline connections can be made in Tul-sa.

CAMP STOCKADECAMP STOCKADECAMP STOCKADECAMP STOCKADECAMP STOCKADE

The camp stockade and camp MilitaryPolice barracks are located at 11th and EStreets.

CIVILIAN HOUSING AREACIVILIAN HOUSING AREACIVILIAN HOUSING AREACIVILIAN HOUSING AREACIVILIAN HOUSING AREA

The civilian housing area on the reserva-tion is located on the west side of Highway10, a short distance south of the main gate.Civilians who are bonafide employees on the

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post are allowed to live there, but no wivesof military personnel stationed at Camp Gru-ber. Full particulars can be learned from theIndividual Service Office.

PROVOST MARSHAL & MILITPROVOST MARSHAL & MILITPROVOST MARSHAL & MILITPROVOST MARSHAL & MILITPROVOST MARSHAL & MILITARARARARARY POLICEY POLICEY POLICEY POLICEY POLICE

The Provost Marshal’s office is locatedat South Gruber Drive and 4th Street. Here-in is a two-way radio communication systemwhich keeps constant contact with militarypolice radio-equipped vehicles, patroling be-tween the camp and Muskogee. Also, thecommunications system is in direct connec-tion with the Muskogee civilian police force,and through them, with the State HighwayPatrol.

The Provost Marshal maintains a mili-tary police office in Muskogee, which is lo-cated in the basement of the city police sta-tion at the corner of Court and 3rd Streets.

MUSKOGEE QUARTERS FOR TRANSIENTSMUSKOGEE QUARTERS FOR TRANSIENTSMUSKOGEE QUARTERS FOR TRANSIENTSMUSKOGEE QUARTERS FOR TRANSIENTSMUSKOGEE QUARTERS FOR TRANSIENTS

Military Police stationed in Muskogeeare quartered at the National Guard Armory,324 Callahan Street. Free beds are providedthere for soldiers in transit. They should re-port to the main MP station at the city policestation and transportation will be furnishedto the armory.

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For servicemen not in transit beds arefurnished to 50c per night.

CURFEWCURFEWCURFEWCURFEWCURFEW

The Eighth Service Command, compris-ing the state of Oklahoma, Texas, Louisi-ana, Arkansas and New Mexico, has a cur-few regulation of 0100 (1 a.m.). This appliesseven days a week and all military personnelmust be off the streets by that time.

AUTO REGISTRAAUTO REGISTRAAUTO REGISTRAAUTO REGISTRAAUTO REGISTRATIONTIONTIONTIONTION

All privately owned vehicles operatedon the reservation by members of the mili-tary, or civilians employedor l iving on the reserva-tion, will be registered withthe camp Provost Marshalwithin three days of arriv-al at the station.

Before the camp Pro-vost Marshal wil l acceptregistration of vehicles pri-vately-owned, the owner must meet the fol-lowing regulations: (1) He must show veri-fication of insurance in force to the extentof: Public liability—$5,000—$10,000 (mini-mum). Property damage—$5,000 (minimum).(2) The vehicle must be inspected by the

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camp motor pool and declared satisfactoryfrom the standpoint of safety features.

Camp tags are then issued for a chargeof 75c. Officers’ tags are colored green, en-listed men’s red, and civilian tags are yel-low. In the event of sale, trade or transferof the vehicle the tag must be turned in tothe Provost Marshal. When tags are issuedthe owner is given a copy of the camp trafficregulations, which are rigidly enforced.

TRAFFIC REGULATRAFFIC REGULATRAFFIC REGULATRAFFIC REGULATRAFFIC REGULATIONSTIONSTIONSTIONSTIONS

Speed regulation:—(1) A, B, C, D, Eand F Streets are boulevards east of 4thStreet. Fourth Street is a boulevard from Ato F Streets. (2) Speed limit on boulevardsis 30 MPH except in areas designated bywarning signs. All other streets have a speedlimit of 25 MPH except the hospital area,which is 20 MPH. (3) Vehicles being usedfor tactical purposes and vehicles undergo-ing road tests are forbidden to enter or usethe hospital area.

Maximum speed limit on Highway 10within the military reservation is 35 MPH.Persons operating vehicles on the reserva-tion will conform to the motor vehicle lawsof Oklahoma, which include the observanceof 35 MPH speed limit on all highways as

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decreed by the President of the UnitedStates.

CIVILIAN PCIVILIAN PCIVILIAN PCIVILIAN PCIVILIAN PASSESASSESASSESASSESASSES

TEMPORARY PASSES: —Temporarypasses are issued civilians wishing to visitthe post for a short time. The pass is obtain-ed at the M.P. office at the main gate. Civil-ians not living on the military reservationmust leave the post by 2300 (11 p.m.), unlessa special occasion warrants a longer stay.

PERMANENT PASSES: —Any relativeof a member of the Armed Forces may applyfor a permanent pass for entrance on thepost at the Provost Marshal’s office. Thesoldier of a relative does not necessarily haveto be stationed at Camp Gruber.

Permanent passes are issued civilianworkers on the post by authority of the of-ficer for whom the civilian is employed. Theapplication is taken to the provost Marshalwhere the pass is issued.

CLASSIFICACLASSIFICACLASSIFICACLASSIFICACLASSIFICATION WTION WTION WTION WTION WAREHOUSESAREHOUSESAREHOUSESAREHOUSESAREHOUSES

The classification warehouse office islocated at 6th and G Streets.

CAMP VETERINARIANCAMP VETERINARIANCAMP VETERINARIANCAMP VETERINARIANCAMP VETERINARIAN

The office of the Camp Veterinarian is—43—

located between 10th and 11th Streets on FStreet. The camp veterinarian is chargedwith the inspection of meats, poultry, but-ter and eggs purchased by the military inthis area.

All dogs and other pets subject to rabiesand owned by military or civilian personnelliving on the post, will be immunized once ayear against rabies by the post veterinarianofficer. The expense involved in purchasingthe rabies vaccine will be borne by the own-er. Thereafter, each such animal will be reg-istered with the Provost Marshal.

SANITSANITSANITSANITSANITARARARARARY FILLY FILLY FILLY FILLY FILL

The camp sanitary fill is located at thesouth end of 11th Street, south of F Street.Trash, non-edible garbage and non-salvage-able material are dumped here.

LIFE INSURANCE, WLIFE INSURANCE, WLIFE INSURANCE, WLIFE INSURANCE, WLIFE INSURANCE, WAR BONDS & SAAR BONDS & SAAR BONDS & SAAR BONDS & SAAR BONDS & SAVINGSVINGSVINGSVINGSVINGS

Promotion of these activities on the postis handled by the camp Insurance, War Bondand Savings officer, whose office is locatedat 4th Street and South Gruber Drive.

CAMP COURT BUILDINGCAMP COURT BUILDINGCAMP COURT BUILDINGCAMP COURT BUILDINGCAMP COURT BUILDING

The camp Court Building is located on3rd Street between South Gruber Drive and

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E Street. Practically all Special Courts Mar-tial and General Courts Martial are heldthere, also various and sundry meetings, con-ferences and schools.

CLOTHING & EQUIPCLOTHING & EQUIPCLOTHING & EQUIPCLOTHING & EQUIPCLOTHING & EQUIPAGE SHOPSAGE SHOPSAGE SHOPSAGE SHOPSAGE SHOPS

The camp clothing and equipage shops,operated under Maintenance, are located on6th Street between F and G Streets.

Here all types of repairs and alterations(within reason) of military clothing are madefree of charge to enlisted personnel. How-ever, units must issue work orders for suchrepairs and alterations, including the sewingon of chevrons, service stripes, insignia, etc.All items to be worked upon must be freshlylaundered.

The shops do not repair civilian shoesowned by enlisted personnel. Officers mayhave their shoes repaired there at reasonableprices.

The C & E shops do repair and recondi-tioning work on military shoes, clothing,caps, herringbone twill clothing, field jack-ets, raincoats, tenting, etc.

BAGGAGEBAGGAGEBAGGAGEBAGGAGEBAGGAGE

All prepaid baggage consigned to CampGruber is handled through transportation

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warehouse no. 1, located at G and 6th Streets.This applies to baggage addressed to a unitor individual stationed at the camp, and thesupervisor in charge of the baggage ware-house advises the shipper of receipt of thebaggage. It is the responsibility of the ship-per to pick up his baggage at the warehouse.Baggage to be sent collect from Camp Grubershould be sent from the Braggs Railway Ex-press office.

Arrangements for outgoing baggage,being shipped at government expense, shouldbe made with the camp transportation officelocated at 6th and E Place.

RAILRAILRAILRAILRAILWWWWWAAAAAY EXPRESSY EXPRESSY EXPRESSY EXPRESSY EXPRESS

The Railway Express agency has an of-fice in the railroad station in Braggs, andmay be called to pick up personal items (leftat unit headquarters) which are to be ship-ped by express. Deliveries and pickups aremade once each day inside the camp.

PUBLISHED BY

CAMP PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE

PRINTED BY

PROMPT PRINTERS, MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA

JULY 1945

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TTTTTABLE OF CONTENTSABLE OF CONTENTSABLE OF CONTENTSABLE OF CONTENTSABLE OF CONTENTSAirlines ......................................................................................... 39American Red Cross ..................................................................... 24Army Emergency Relief ................................................................ 27Auto Registration .......................................................................... 41Baggage ........................................................................................ 45Bakery .......................................................................................... 31Banking Facilities ......................................................................... 29Barber Shops ................................................................................. 16Baseball & Softball Diamonds ..................................................... 19Bus Service ................................................................................... 38Cafeterias ...................................................................................... 12Cameras ........................................................................................ 37Camp Claims Office ..................................................................... 27Camp Finance Office .................................................................... 29Camp Headquarters ...................................................................... 36Camp Layout ................................................................................ 10Camp Newspaper .......................................................................... 35Camp Photo Laboratory ............................................................... 33Camp Quartermaster ..................................................................... 30Camp Regulations ........................................................................ 37Camp Stockade ............................................................................. 39Chapels ......................................................................................... 20Chaplains ...................................................................................... 21Chemical Warfare ......................................................................... 35Civilian Housing Area .................................................................. 39Civilian Passes .............................................................................. 43Civilian Personnel Office .............................................................. 36Classification Warehouses ............................................................ 43Cleaning & Pressing ..................................................................... 16Clothing & Equipage Shops ......................................................... 45Cold Storage Plant ........................................................................ 31Court Building .............................................................................. 44Curfew .......................................................................................... 41Dental Clinics ............................................................................... 26Director of Supply ........................................................................ 33Dog Tags ....................................................................................... 37Fire Stations .................................................................................. 34Gasoline Station ............................................................................ 30G. I. Club ...................................................................................... 24Guest Houses ................................................................................ 13

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History ........................................................................................... 4Hospital Visiting Hours ............................................................ 26Hunting & Fishing ..................................................................... 23Individual Services .................................................................... 11Information & Education .......................................................... 21Laundry ....................................................................................... 31Legal Assistance ......................................................................... 27Life Insurance, Bonds, Savings ............................................... 44Libraries ...................................................................................... 12Locator Service .......................................................................... 28Maintenance ................................................................................ 34Masonic Service Center, Muskogee .......................................... 4Medical Aid, Muskogee ............................................................ 26Military Personnel Office ......................................................... 36Nearby Communities ................................................................... 2Notary Public .............................................................................. 37Officers’ Clubs ........................................................................... 35Ordnance ..................................................................................... 33Personal Affairs .......................................................................... 27Photo Studios ................... 16Post Engineers ................. 34Post Exchange ......................

Branch ........................... 14Post Exchange ......................

Locations ....................... 15Post Publications ............. 22Postal Facilities ............... 28Prisoner of War ...................

Camp .............................. 35“Pro Station”,

Muskogee ...................... 26Provost Marshal, MPs ... 40Purchasing & Con-

tracting Office ............. 33Railroads ........................... 39Railway Express .............. 46Rationing Office .............. 37Religious Activities ......... 20Sales Commissary ........... 29Salvage Office,

Warehouse ..................... 34

Sanitary Fill ..................... 44Service Clubs ................... 11Service Station ................. 17Signal Corps .................... 32Sports Arena .................... 18Station Hospital .............. 25Subsistence Office,

Warehouse ..................... 32Swimming Pools .............. 18Tailor Shops ..................... 16Taxi Cabs ......................... 38Telephone Service ........... 32Theaters ............................. 22Traffic Regulations ......... 42Transients’ Quarters,

Muskogee ...................... 40Transportation Office ..... 37USO, Muskogee ................. 3USO Shows ...................... 22Veterinarian ....................... 43WAC Detachment ............ 29Western Union ................. 32

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In Case oIn Case oIn Case offf

FIRE!FIRE!FIRE!1—Shout “FIRE” —alarm occupants of

buildings

2—Dial Fire Department, TELEPHONENUMBER SIX-SIX-SIX.

3—Give building number, street nameand nearest cross street — also yourown name and organization.

4—Stand outside of building, or in thestreet, to direct fire apparatus; donot leave scene of fire until arrivalof fire fighting apparatus.

Fire alarm boxes are located on polesor buildings and are indicated by red mark-ings of bands or circles. A red light burnsabove each alarm box at night. These boxesare for reporting fires only. Also, any phoneon the post may be used for reporting a fireby dialing TELEPHONE NUMBER 666.

Camp Gruber, one of the many militarytraining centers under the Eighth Service Com-mand, ASF, is located high in the storiedCookson Hills of Eastern Oklahoma—an areaonce sacred in the lore of the Indian and, morerecently, infamous in the eyes of the law.

Sprawled over 60,000 acres of rugged up-lands, the vast reservation encompasses an areaof hills and valleys, cliffs, thick woodlands,unruly streams, sparse top-soil, rocks and clay,which often had proved impractical from thestandpoint of farming.

But, from the standpoint of military train-ing, the area is ideal. Its history as an armycantonment perhaps reflects the tempo ofAmerica at War.

Before its construction, what is now CampGruber had long been an idea in the mind ofthe army. The area had been surveyed and,because of its big man-made lake and naturaltraining facilities, had been approved by theWar Department as a camp site.

For want of a better name, it was thenknown as the “proposed Cookson Hills can-tonment.”

But, on December 7, 1941, America wentto War.

In February of 1942 government contractorswith tools and equipment moved into an openfield bordering the Missouri Pacific railway 18miles east of Muskogee, Oklahoma, and 12miles south of historic Fort Gibson, an Indianoutpost garrisoned by U. S. soldiers of an ear-lier day.

In May of 1942, the U. S. Army movedonto the field with tools and equipment. At

its disposal was a new modern army camp,complete with endless rows of neat frame bar-racks, five theatres, three service clubs, threeguest houses, three libraries, 19 post exchanges,a chapel and recreation hall for every unit thesize of a regiment, and a day-room for everycompany.

For its name, the new camp went to thecomposer of the “hit-tune” of two World Wars.He is the late Brig. Gen. Edmund L. Gruber,famed as the founder of the field artilleryfiring center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, but per-haps better known as the composer of the battlehymn of the cannoneers and gunners: “TheCaisson Song.”

Since its activation as a military trainingcenter, Camp Gruber has sent thousands offighting men to the fighting fronts. It has servedas the birthplace of two infantry divisions, bothof them direct descendants of units whose valorin battle was established in World War I.

It has trained artillerymen, schooled on arange whose excellence frequently brings unitsfrom other camps visiting for firing exercises.

There have been engineers, quartermastermen, ordnance men, and others.

Before this time, the Camp Gruber Hills hadknown a history rich in the stories of Indiansand gunmen, tragedy and tall tales—a historypeculiar to the old Indian Territory.

Historically, Camp Gruber is located in thatpart of Oklahoma which once was part of theCherokee nation of the old Indian Territory—a nation which ceased to exist with the admis-sion of Oklahoma to its statehood in 1907.

The story starts back in 1832 when theCherokees were moved forcibly from their nativehome in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Northand South Carolina, by government contractors,many of whom were so unscrupulous that theroad traveled by this unhappy people now iscalled the “Trail of Tears.”

As a symbol of bitter resentment of theirtreatment by the white man, the Cherokees,from the first year of their arrival in Oklahomauntil the present time, have met annually andreenacted a weird but fantastic ceremony aroundthe light of an “eternal,” or sacred, fire.

This fire, brought from their ancestral home-land, supposedly still burns somewhere in the

hills—undimmed from the time it burned brightlyat a fateful meeting 100 years ago on a bluffoverlooking what is now Lake Greenleaf, CampGruber.

Cherokee legend has it that buried on abluff overlooking a creek named “TearfulWaters” is a “Y” shaped stone on which ata meeting of the Cherokee chiefs in 1840 wasinscribed interesting data, some of it concerningthe lost colonists of Roanoke and other involv-ing pre-colonial and post-revolutionary eventsnever known to the white man.

At midnight, during the mystic ritual, the“Sacred Fire” was placed on a flat rock nearthe edge of the bluff. As the ceremony pro-gressed, the “Y” shaped stone was cut fromrock, and in the days that followed, the record-ings were inscribed.

According to the legend, on the last day ofthe meeting, a venerable Cherokee died andwas buried at the camp site with the stoneclasped in his arms. An oak bush was plantedon the grave.

Leading credence to a legend handed downfrom generation to generation is a “Y” shapedcavity located approximately 50 feet from thesoutheast corner of Greenleaf lodge—now aCamp Gruber Officers’ Club.

A majestic oak-tree standing 150 feet eastof the lodge is said to be the small bush plantedon the Cherokee elder’s grave.

As further proof; it is related that severalold men of the tribe definitely verified the legendsome 40 years ago, explaining that the creeknamed “Tearful Waters” now is known as“Greenleaf Creek” and that the meeting washeld where the lodge now stands.

With the press of American civilization west-ward, the Cherokees soon found the white managain in their midst, and the Cookson Hillsbegan to acquire a new reputation as a hideoutand assembly point for assorted desperados.

The bandits and gunmen who hid in thehills are legion. Some are notorious. They rangefrom the bemoustached Cherokee Bill of IndianTerritory days down to Pretty Boy Floyd—thelatter of whom achieved the dubious distinctionof “Public Enemy No. 1.”

So critical did the situation become as thewave of bank-robberies and murders increased

in the early 1930’s that the Oklahoma NationalGuard (45th Division) was called into serviceto comb the wild and silent hills for criminalsknown to be in hiding there.

From that time on, the reputation of theCookson Hills as an effective hideout for crim-inals decreased.

The first General Order at Camp Gruberwas issued May 21, 1942, assigning Lt. Col. (nowColonel) Harry C. Luck as Camp Commander,a position he has held continuously since thatdate.

On July 15, 1942, the 88th Infantry Divisionwas activated on the Camp’s vast one and one-half mile long parade ground, as a linealdescendant of the fighting 88th which haddistinguished itself on the fields of France inWorld War I.

On July 14, 1943—one year later lacking oneday—the famed 42nd (Rainbow) Infantry Divi-sion was created at Camp Gruber in the spiritand tradition of the old “Rainbow” which hadfought and defeated the Germans in five majorbattles of World War I.

Because of the old “Rainbow’s” fame, nationalinterest in the creation of a new 42nd ran high.The activation date was set for July 14, the 25thanniversary of the Battle of Champagne, inwhich the old “Rainbow” helped to smash backthe last German drive on Paris.

Maj. Gen. John E. Sloan commanded the88th Division, while Maj. Gen. Harry J. Collinscommands the 42nd Division.

In May of 1943, when the greatest floods inmidwestern history struck Oklahoma, soldiersof Camp Gruber proved to the nation that theU. S. Army can be of invaluable aid in timeof national emergency as well as in War.

With untiring efforts, Camp and 88th Divi-sion authorities worked day and night, rescuingfamilies from drowned bottom lands and pro-viding food, shelter, and medical aid for floodvictims. At one time, more than 1500 floodvictims were quartered in the camp, awaitingthe waters to subside.

So Camp Gruber carries on the legend andromance of the territory which it proudly occupiesand adds its bit to the traditions of the CooksonHills, the state of Oklahoma, and of the greatSouthwest.