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D10843-11
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- 1941-02-10 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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February 10, 1941 was "Moving Day" at Fort Lewis. The men of Company 8 of the 82nd Brigade were finally moving into their new barracks, and they were happy to be moving. They had been living in tents at Camp Murray since September of 1940. The new cantonment, made up of some 1,000 buildings, was being built at a cost to the U.S. taxpayers of $5 million. (T. Times 2/13/2941, pg. 20)
Construction--Fort Lewis--1940-1950; Barracks--Fort Lewis; 41st Division Cantonment (Fort Lewis);