page_title: David C. Shanks
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: David C. Shanks / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: USNS David C. Shanks (T-AP-180) being assisted away from the pier at Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA., by USS Red Cloud (YTB-268), circa 1950s.
context_page_description: David C. Shanks was a career officer in the United States Army. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, he attained the rank of major general, and was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, and World War I. He was most notable for his command of the Hoboken Port of Embarkation and 16th Division during the first World War, and was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal and Navy Distinguished Service Medal.
context_section_description: The USNS David C. Shanks (T-AP-180) was a U.S. military transport ship. Christened in 1943, the Shanks was used to move soldiers and equipment during World War II and the Korean War. The ship was inactivated in 1959 and remained in the Reserve Fleet until being sold for scrap in 1973.
  During World War II, the Army established the Camp Shanks military post. Named for David C. Shanks, it was located near Orangetown, New York, and used as an embarkation center for soldiers preparing to depart for service overseas. After the war, it was used as a processing center for prisoners of war who were returning to their home countries. Camp Shanks closed in 1946 and was used a housing for veterans until it was dismantled in 1954. Much of the site was later subsumed by construction of the Palisades Interstate Parkway and Tappan Zee Bridge. In June 1994, a museum to commemorate Camp Shanks opened in Orangetown.
  In addition to his military awards, in 1921 Shanks received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Roanoke College.
caption: USNS David C. Shanks circa 1950
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