the business district of Chiriaco Summit. Camp Young was the headquarters and managed sub camps: California Divisional Camps: Camp Coxcomb Camp Granite Camp Essex and Camp Clipper Camp Iron Mountain Camp Ibis Camp Pilot Knob Camp Young California Depots – hospitals: Camp Freda – Depot and hospital Camp Desert Center Depot and hospital Banning General Hospital – Hospital Torney General Hospital – Hospital Camp Goffs – Depot and hospital San Bernardino Engineer Depot – Depot and hospital Needles Station Hospital Cherry Valley Hospital Arizona Divisional Camps: Camp Bouse (WW2 secret camp) Camp Horn Camp Hyder Camp Laguna and the Yuma Test Branch – both became the Yuma Proving Ground A few bombing and artillery ranges Major airfields: Blythe Army Air Base – in use as Airport Desert Center Army Airfield – in use as Airport Thermal Army Airfield – in use as Airport Rice Army Airfield – abandoned Shavers Summit Army Airfield in use as Chiriaco Summit Airport Minor airfields: Camp Coxcomb Army Field – abandoned Dateland Air Force Auxiliary Field – abandoned Camp Essex Army Field – abandoned Camp Goffs Army Field – abandoned Camp Horn Army Airfield – abandoned Camp Ibis Army Field – abandoned Camp Iron Mountain Army Field – in use as Iron Mountain Pumping Plant Airport (72CL) Laguna Army Airfield – in use at Yuma Proving Ground California Historical Landmark California Historical Landmarks Marker at Camp Young – Desert Training Center sites reads: Camp Young – Riverside NO. 985 DESERT TRAINING CENTER, CALIFORNIA–ARIZONA MANEUVER AREA (ESTABLISHED BY MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR.) – CAMP YOUNG – The D.T.C. was established by Major General George S. Patton, Jr., in response to a need to train American combat troops for battle in North Africa during World War II. The camp, which began operation in 1942, covered 18,000 square miles. It was the largest military training ground ever to exist. Over one million men were trained at the eleven sub-camps (seven in California). See also Patton Monument (West Point) General George Patton Museum, Fort Knox, Kentucky California Historical Landmarks in Riverside County, California California during World War II References External links General George S. Patton Memorial Museum General Patton Memorial: Organizational Profile – National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute) facebook.com, General George S. Patton Memorial Museum Training Center Boogie – Song by John Malcolm Penn: Desert training camps California Historical Landmarks Patton, George S. Military and