Camp Forrest covered 85,000 acres (340 km2) located just beyond the old Camp Peay.
Camp Forrest officially became a prisoner of war camp May 12, 1942.
Camp Forrest's population was over 700.
In 1946 the war was over and Camp Forrest and Northern Field were declared surplus property.
Ordered into active military service July 15, 1942 and reorganized at Camp Forrest, Tennessee.
He was stationed at Camp Forrest when he was sent to the battlefield.
Camp Forrest officially became a Prisoner of War Camp on May 12, 1942.
Prisoners were processed as laborers at Camp Forrest, the hospitals and in the local community on farms.
Tullahoma was greatly affected by the installation of Camp Forrest.
After the war, 1946, Camp Forrest and Northern Field were declared surplus property.