During World War II, Camp Atterbury was also used as a prisoner of war camp, housing German and Italian soldiers. A small Roman Catholic chapel was built by the Italian prisoners, which was restored and dedicated in 1989. Additionally, at the commencement of World War II a real estate project manager (Mr. John Richard Walsh, civilian) was contracted by the U.S. Army to manage initial development at Camp Atterbury to accommodate and train a full-sized triangular Army division (40,000 men at a time). When the Army training camp was completed, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Edward Tisdale (Army of the United States), became Camp Atterbury's first executive officer. At the same time that it was announced that the first triangular division to train at Camp Atterbury was the 83rd Infantry Division (United States), commanded by Major General John C. Milliken (Army of the United States), Indiana Army officials also reported that Camp Atterbury would soon be receiving its first contingent of Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, trained at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, The first war-time all-soldiers radio show at Camp Atterbury aired on Thursday, 8 October 1942, 1310 am kilocycles Indianapolis, ; name of show "It's Time For Taps". By early 1945, Camp Atterbury reached its full war-time size of 42,000 acres. Shortly after Victory over Japan Day, Brigadier General Ernest Aaron Bixby (Army of the United States), commanding officer Camp Atterbury, announced that his huge receiving and separation centers

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