CPS Camp Number 135

CPS Camp Number 135

Technical Agency: Fish & Wildlife

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 135, a Fish and Wildlife camp near Germfask, Michigan and operated by Selective Service, opened in May 1944 and closed in June 1945. Some men elected government-run camps after disillusion with religious based camps. The men moved dirt, controlled weeds and dug duck ponds as part of the development of the game preserve.

CPS Camp No. 135
CPS Camp No. 135
Action was a newsletter published by the men at Camp 135 in June 1944.
Digital image from the American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG 002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp No. 135
CPS Camp No. 135
Dr. Don DeVault in his homemade laboratory, CPS Camp #135, 10/27/44.
Digital image from the Paul Wilhelm & Jayne Tuttle Wilhelm Collected Papers (CDG-A), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Units:

* Map shows general location of units

  • Location: Germfask, Michigan | Opened: May 1944 | Closed: June 1945