N.C.O. School Fifth Province Battalion, E. M. P, Fort Benjamin Harrison Circa 1918

Description:	Fort Benjamin Harrison was established as a training center for the Indiana National Guard in June of 1904 in Lawrence Township, Marion County. During World War I it became one of the largest Army training and mobilization sites in the country because of its proximity to major highways and railroads. In May of 1917 an Army training camp was established there to train 5,000 men to become officers in the reserve corps. They in turn would train the thousands of recruits expected at the fort during World War I. By May of 1918 the first of 10,000 men representing a new group of engineer troops arrived at the fort for training in light railway construction and maintenance. This group of non-commissioned officers, posed with their Springfield rifles on the parade ground, is among those thousands of engineers trained at the fort that year.
Origin:	Circa 1918
Created By:	Bretzman, Charles
Publisher:	Digital image 2015 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source:	http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/800
Collection:	Panoramic Photograph Images
Copyright:	This image may be printed or downloaded by individuals, schools or libraries for personal use, study, research or classroom teaching without permission. For other uses contact: visualcollections@indianahistory.org.
Geography:	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolsis
Subjects:	Group portraits Military camps Military officers Military personnel Military uniforms Soldiers Rifles Photography, Panoramic

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