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The Periscope 2001 - Coachella Valley During World War II

( Coachella Valley Historical Society )

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Materials from the archives include newspaper articles written by Paul Wilhelm after the war, a formerly restricted document from an Army historian assessing the impact of Camp Young on the valley, and several letters written to Mrs. Schmid by a member of the American Red Cross who was stationed at Camp Young and who came to love the area. These materials and photographs from Coachella Valley Historical Society files, from the collections of the Palm Springs Historical Society and the Palm Desert Historical Society make up this publication. There is a wonderful scrapbook of newspaper clippings about our valley's servicemen, and our file of newspapers of that era are full of stories of their heroism and devotion to their country.

It's worth mentioning, how, the newspaper of August 16, 1945 reported the end of the war,

"Indio celebrated V-J Day with a 'blaze of tooting horns, shouts of "It's over," screaming youngsters and fire and police sirens. Chief McCausland and his big fire whistle kept informing folks every few minutes throughout the night and into Wednesday morning that the war was over."

Also worth mentioning, for its impact on the valley, is the fact that many of the servicemen and women who first saw the Coachella Valley during World War II have come back to be among its most loyal residents.

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