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Historic, Navajo, Sterling, US Camp Cody, Whirling Log Ring - 9. Museum Worthy.
$ 263.97
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Description
Historic, Navajo, Sterling, US (War Eagle) - Camp Cody, Whirling Log Ring - Sized 9. - Museum Worthy, Ultra-Rare!!!Camp Cody
, located on the northwest side of
Deming, New Mexico
, was a
World War I
Army camp from 1916 to 1919.
History:
During
World War I
, Camp Cody was an army training camp for the
National Guard
units from North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Iowa. Soldiers received basic training there before leaving for the war in France. The different National Guard units together formed the
34th Infantry Division
and were nicknamed the "Sandstorm Division," a name based on the camp's desert climate. Camp Cody was also built because of the threat of Mexican intervention in the first World War.
Named after Buffalo Bill! - Camp Cody.