tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247894442353423801.post1102045596380260508..comments2023-09-07T18:56:33.174-05:00Comments on The Fort Worth Gazette: 1917-18: A Hot Time In Old Camp Bowie's "Entertainment" District? Not!Pete Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08349899680956420599noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247894442353423801.post-257007887977659522013-10-19T14:22:57.415-05:002013-10-19T14:22:57.415-05:00Ironically, here it is two years later and I just ...Ironically, here it is two years later and I just discovered that my paternal great-grandfather (whom I never met) was a Lt Col assigned to the Quartermaster Corps at Camp Bowie. Looking further, I also discovered he is interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Small world, indeed! ;)RicknTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907420782065547532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247894442353423801.post-5909913168374816452013-10-19T14:19:16.330-05:002013-10-19T14:19:16.330-05:00Hmmm...Ironically, I just read an old newspaper cl...Hmmm...Ironically, I just read an old newspaper clipping that indicates my paternal great-grandfather was a Lt Col in the Quartermaster Corps assigned to Camp Bowie. Although I never had the opportunity to meet him, he is now interred in Arlington National Cemetery.RicknTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907420782065547532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247894442353423801.post-18773813730236165752011-12-03T18:38:24.807-06:002011-12-03T18:38:24.807-06:00I imagine that it must have been a massive underta...I imagine that it must have been a massive undertaking in order to build a huge entertainment center for the troops. I really enjoy reading about Ft Worth history.Ford Fort Worthhttp://www.fordcountry.net/j/i/34599/CarDealersDallasFortWorthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247894442353423801.post-64909902551941241432011-09-19T20:03:48.236-05:002011-09-19T20:03:48.236-05:00Great information Pa Pete!Great information Pa Pete!Ashley Lundquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259309138494549816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247894442353423801.post-9068841052726642742011-09-18T21:29:45.486-05:002011-09-18T21:29:45.486-05:00Really enjoyed this.Really enjoyed this.Ericahttp://ericalane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247894442353423801.post-47718858689786724972011-09-18T21:00:49.308-05:002011-09-18T21:00:49.308-05:00Interesting history of that area. Thanks.Interesting history of that area. Thanks.Richard Boykinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5247894442353423801.post-54225013577169747782011-09-18T20:35:35.849-05:002011-09-18T20:35:35.849-05:00As an East Side boy, I am fascinated by such garga...As an East Side boy, I am fascinated by such gargantuan forces at work on the far side of town. It's hard to overestimate the impact of this camp on Fort Worth, brief though its tenure was. Great stuff.<br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com