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Army Shep's Army Career

Camp Crowder

Missouri

Quite often Shep would mention Camp Crowder in his Army storiesand Crowder was used for Signal Corp training during WWII, so it is likely that he was actually there for his training before heading to Camp Murphy in Florida. During his stay at Camp Crowder, young Shep recorded a record to sent home to his mother. He played this record on his February 5, 1962 WOR show. Note of interest - On the old "Dick Van Dyke Show" some of the episodes dealt with Rob Petrie's Army days as flashbacks and he was stationed at Camp Crowder.

People Shep spoke of: Army

	Name
•	Troop Train Ernie
•	Cletus
•	Parsons
•	Lt. Col. Abercrombie
•	Abernathie
•	Birnbaum
•	Ira Bodkins
•	Lt. Cherry
•	Homer Croft
•	Dye
•	Roswell T Edwards
•	Elkins
•	Gasser
•	Goldberg
•	Goldwater
•	Goldworm
•	Sgt. Kowalski
•	Chris Metropolis
•	Nash
•	Captain Robinson
•	Private Sanderson
•	Szymanski
•	Watkins
•	Wilson
•	Zinsmeister

Where Shep Makes Reference To This Subject:

Time	Date	Category	Title
•		Army	Army
•	February 5, 1962	Radio	Camp Crowder Record
•	June 28, 1966	Radio	23 Skiddoo - Computer Charisma, Primaries Reporting
•	October 3, 1962	Radio	Army Pass in NY
• 26:45	November 13, 1962	Radio	Army, Area Two
• 37:31	1967	Radio	TV Commercials, Boardwalk Pass, Latrine Orderly

Links to Further Information:

• Camp Crowder

Photos:

Camp Crowder postcard

Courtesy: Robert Yellen

Camp Crowder Troops

Courtesy: Bob Clark

Camp Crowder Service Club

Courtesy: Bob Clark

PX (Post Exchange)

Courtesy: Bob Clark

Camp Crowder Map

Courtesy: Bob Clark

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