Camp Shelby Memorial and Museum

The marker at the entrance of memorial and museum is two sided. Side 1, following activation for service in both WWI and WWII, Ky Guard units, as part of the 38th Inf. Div were sent to Camp Shelby for training in preparation for war. Ky. National Guard units trained at Camp Shelby during WWI and WWII: 75th Brig; 149th Inf. Reg.; 63rd Fld. Arty Brig: 1st and 2nd Battalion, 138th Fld. Arty. Side 2, Camp Shelby was established on July 18, 1917, to serve as training camp for the 38th Div. (NG). Camp named in honor of Issac Shelby, Ky.'s first governor. Shelby, of Va. militia, was distinguished military leader during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812. He personally commanded troops at the Battle of the Thames in 1813 while gov. of Ky. The marker was erected 2003 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways (Marker Number 2127.) and placed in Mississippi. The marker and museum is located in Camp Shelby, Mississippi, in Forrest County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Forrest Avenue and Forrest Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Located on the grounds of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum. Marker is in this post office area: Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401, United States of America. This Kentucky historical marker has been placed in Mississippi. The markers and museum cover the war area of War of 1812, U.S. Revolutionary War, WWI, WWII.