page_title: Camp Wadsworth
section_title: Association with prominent individuals
hierarchical_section_title: Camp Wadsworth / Association with prominent individuals
caption_attribution_description: English: Major General John F. O'Ryan, commander of the 27th Division in World War I
context_page_description: Camp Wadsworth was a World War I-era training facility for the United States Army. Located near Spartanburg, South Carolina, the post was in operation from its opening in July 1917 until it was inactivated in March 1919, following the Armistice that ended the war.
context_section_description: Guy Carleton, commander of Camp Wadsworth and the 96th Division
  Frederick Detrick, Army doctor who was stationed at the Camp Wadsworth hospital
  James Reese Europe, musician, officer in the 15th New York Infantry (later the 369th Infantry), and leader of the regimental band
  Hamilton Fish, officer in the 15th New York Infantry (later the 369th Infantry) who was a longtime member of the United States House of Representatives from New York
  Ginger Fraser, Maine athlete and coach who served in the 56th Pioneer Infantry Regiment (formerly the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery)
  Ernest Willard Gibson, United States Senator from Vermont who served in the 57th Pioneer Infantry (formerly the 1st Vermont Infantry)
  Henry Johnson, soldier in the 369th Infantry who received the Medal of Honor
  Robert Michie, commander of the 27th Division's 53rd Brigade
  Don O. Newland, film director; served in a Camp Wadsworth development battalion, one of the units designed to provide education and training opportunities to soldiers during their off duty hours. Also served in the 58th Pioneer Infantry.
  John F. O'Ryan, commander of Camp Wadsworth and the 27th Division
  Loren R. Pierce, attorney and politician who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives; assigned to the 52nd Pioneer Infantry at Camp Wadsworth
  Needham Roberts, 369th Infantry soldier who was involved in the same action as Henry Johnson, and received the French Croix de Guerre
  Edward Streeter, novelist who served in the 27th Division
  Cornelius Vanderbilt III, officer in the 22nd New York Engineers
caption: Major General John F. O'Ryan, commander of Camp Wadsworth and the 27th Division during World War I.
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