Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
thank you for replying to my post, yes i am interested, does your dad has photos when he was there? does he have a plan of the camps? does he have some informations regarding POW camp in this camp? does he know where they put the trash of the camp? i am doing metal detector there and did found some interresting things but i am sure there is somewhere where i can find nice relics. a lot of people are digging in the camp.
thank you for your reply
cheers
greg
Last edited by peponne00; 01-13-2016 at 07:27 PM..
My dad passed in 1997. None of the pictures I have appear to be from that area but I will check the photos again. I have a few letters to my mom from the time he was there (Late Oct and Nov 1945). His letters describe waiting for, and the delays related to his return to the USA.
I've only recently looked into Camp Callas and my search lead me to your inquiry here. I am new to this message board - feel free to direct message me too.
-ed
My dad was there! And I have several pictures. Are you still interested? I'm currently looking for the exact spot to geotag the entrance gate to the camp. Do you have ideas on where this is located on google earth?
If you have not seen them before, there is some info and pictures about Camp Calas (spelled with 1 L) at these links, found with Google search. There are probably more if you search using CALAS.
Regarding Camp Calas.
My father returned from Camp Calas in Marsailles in Nov 45. I have 3 very large photos, 2 kind of ok, but the 3rd has a lot of detail. I will be glad to send to anyone interested.
Dad was with the 552nd Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Company Tank under Patton in 3rd Army. His unit landed Omaha, 15 Jul 44 and headed East through Lux and into Germany. He was in Heavy Recovery Section on the M25 Tank Transporter and 10 ton Wreckers. Their job was battlefield recovery of damaged armor.
Tom Dole
[EMAIL="doleauto@metrocast.net"]doleauto@metrocast.net[/EMAIL]
Just getting my hands on my Dad's Army journal. On Sept 15 1945 he writes.. Laying around the Calas staging area . 80 jets. That's it- no pictures. My Dad was in the 5th army. his journey started in Oran Algeria, NA on Sept 2 1943.
8 years late, but a definitive location of the Camp Calas rubbish dump.
Sorry to revive such an old thread, but for anyone interested I've stumbled across the likely location of the WWII US Army rubbish dump at Camp Calas in France. My grandfather was there at the time, and took quite a few colour slides of the area, including one of a line of US Army Mack semi trailers dumping containers of rubbish into a burning waste tip area. I've been able to pinpoint the exact geographical prominence that this rubbish dump was located on.
That dump area is located precicely here: [url]https://maps.app.goo.gl/5X16QAPhqJuBWfWz6[/url]
Coords: 43°28'17.0"N 5°17'43.6"E
Unfortunately for archaeologists, it's in the exact same spot as a present-day National Fire Officer's Academy.
Incidentally, there is a modern commercial rubbish tip on the site of Camp Calas, but it does not overlap the original rubbish tip location.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
8 years late, but a definitive location of the Camp Calas rubbish dump.
