Camp Sibert was a U.S. Army chemical weapons training facility in Etowah, and St. Clair Counties, Alabama, during the World War II era. Covering 32,000 acres, the land for the camp was acquired by the Army in 1942. The site has been redeveloped, including a residential community, but concerns over chemical contamination and unexploded ordnance remain. The camp was named for Major General William L. Sibert, first commander of the Army's Chemical Warfare Service, and coincidentally an Etowah County native.
From September 1942 to March 1945, the camp was commanded by Brigadier General Haig Shekerjian, an Armenian-American graduate of the West Point class of 1911. Private A. Baligian of the U.S. Army visited Camp Sibert and conducted a brief interview with Shekerjian for the June 16, 1943, issue of Hairenik Weekly (later renamed the Armenian Weekly).
Further reading
- This is Camp Sibert Alabama "Chemical Warfare Service", 32 pages, including photographs (1944)
Referencesnced
- "Former Camp Sibert". serdp-estcp.org. Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- http://65.175.100.54/uxofiles/enclosures/HuntsvilleSibertBrief.pdf
- "Legacy of chemical munitions lingers for town". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press.
- Writer, Lisa RogersTimes Staff. "Munitions to be destroyed at Camp Sibert". Gadsden Times.
- Health Consultation; Petition Site: Former Camp Sibert Etowah and St. Clair Counties, Alabama (PDF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, October 31, 2007.
- Pritchett, Leigh (February 2014). "Camp Sibert". Discover, The Essence of St. Clair. Pell City, Alabama: Partners by Design. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
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