Lot of 9 Postcards INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. US Army WW 2 II Training Buy War Bonds

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Lot of 9 unposted postcards from the US Army training center at INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. Back of cards have the advertisement
"For Victory Buy United States War Bonds and Stamps"
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Securely packaged and shipped USPS first class with tracking.
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History
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The history of Fort Indiantown Gap dates back to 1755, when resentment of the
Susquehannock Indians
toward white settlers forced the
colonial government
of Pennsylvania to establish a fortification in the area. The Susquehannock, who had been cultivating the land in that area of Pennsylvania, became willing allies against the colonists as the
French and Indian War
began. At the onset of the war, the Susquehannock attacked colonial frontier settlements using the passes that existed in
Blue Mountain
through
Manada Gap
, Indiantown Gap, and
Swatara Gap
. Because of these attacks, a chain of fortifications was established across the northern tier of Lebanon County, to include Fort Indiantown Gap.
The current post was originally developed by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
, on the recommendation of General
Edward Martin
, as a National Guard training site in 1931. Over the years, the installation has served as home to the Pennsylvania National Guard as well as active units of the
United States Army
. In 1941, the post was officially named
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation (IGMR)
. Martin retired from military service and went on to serve as
governor of Pennsylvania
and then as a U.S. senator for Pennsylvania. After his death, the
Pennsylvania General Assembly
renamed the installation the
Edward Martin Military Reservation
, a designation that Martin himself had rejected throughout his life. The new name was never fully accepted by the military personnel who served there. In 1975, the
Secretary of the Army
renamed the post
Fort Indiantown Gap
, in order to more closely align it with other Active Duty stations throughout the United States. Pennsylvania also reinstated the
Indiantown Gap
designation, which it retains today.
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World War II expansion
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World War II
reconfirmed the strategic importance of the Gap, which became one of the nation's most important Army training camps and served as a staging area for the
New York Port of Embarkation
. Construction on the installation began almost immediately. Thirteen thousand workmen were called in to construct over 1,400 buildings, including headquarters buildings, three fire stations, two guest houses, a bus station, nine chapels, two service clubs, four huge theaters, a large sports arena, and a 400-bed hospital.
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Seven
U.S. Army divisions
were given final training at the Gap prior to being shipped overseas.
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The Gap also served as a demobilization site for many units returning home from the
European Theater of Operations
after the war ended.