San Carlos War Dog Training Center

The San Carlos War Dog Training Center also called the Western Remount Area Reception and Training Center was located at San Carlos, California. Then was built at the old H & H Ranch. The US Army opened the 177 acre center on October, 15 1942. The center was used to train US Army dogs. The US Army ended the land lease on November 1, 1944. The land was built in to family homes in the 1950s.[1][2]

San Carlos War Dog Training Center
Marine Raiders take US Army scouting and messenger dogs to the frontlines on Bougainville, late 1943
LocationSan Carlos, California
Coordinates37°29′44″N 122°16′00″W
Area177 acres
Built1942 (closed 1944)
ArchitectUS Army
Location of San Carlos War Dog Training Center in California

San Carlos War Dog Training Center was one of five US Army dog training centers. The center was operated by the US Army Quartermaster Corps. Trained dogs were an important part of the World War 2 efforts. German Shepherds, Belgian Sheep dogs, Doberman Pinschers, farm Collies and Giant Schnauzers were trained at the center. At the center dogs were trained to be guards, scouts, messengers, mine detectors, sled and pack dogs. The training took 8 to 11 weeks, the dogs and the trainers were housed at the center. Training was at first basic dog training, then advanced to dog being at easy with gunfire, riding in military vehicles and wearing gas masks. At is peak there were 550 troops, 15 civilian contractors and up to 1,200 dogs at the center. By the end of the war 4,500 dogs and 2,500 men were trained at the center. [3][4][5]

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References
  1. militarymuseum.org San Carlos War Dog Training Center
  2. San Carlos Museum War Dog Display, by Eric Queen, Aug 20 2017
  3. San Mateo Daily Journal, San Carlos Went To The Dogs For World War II, 28 February 2005, by Joan Levy
  4. www.qmfound.com Quartermaster War Dog Program
  5. uswardogs.org War Dogs in World War II, Anna M. Waller, 1958, Department of the Army Office of the Quartermaster General
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