CPS Camp Number 099

CPS Camp Number 099

Technical Agency: Foreign Service & Relief

Summary:

CPS Unit No. 99, a Foreign Service and Relief unit planned for Chungking, China operated by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), opened in May 1943. The advance team of seven en route to China was recalled to the United States from Durban South Africa when Congress passed a rider to an appropriation bill forbidding foreign service for CPS men. The unit closed in October 1943.

Units:

  • Location: Chungking, | Opened: May 1943 | Closed: October 1943