
On 66,000 acres just outside Fort Smith and Barling in Arkansas sits Fort Chaffee. This fort has played a major role in U.S. history servings as an army training center, prisoner of war camp and a refugee center over the past 50+ years. Now some claim it is still serving history as one of the most haunted places in America. It was late in September 1941 when the building of Camp Chaffee begun. The U.S. was preparing for WWII and wanted to double the size of the army. 16 months later the first soldiers arrived, Dec. 7, 1941…the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. From 1942 to 1946, three armored divisions trained there, the 6th, 14th and the 16th. The major purpose of the camp wasRead More…



