Camp Murphy: The Southern Signal Corps School, 1942-1944

01/12/2025

Oral history interview with Paul J. Donnelly, a Camp Murphy veteran.

Interview- Oral History of Paul J Donnelly concerning Camp Murphty Florida during WWII 1942-1943. Camp Murphy was a secret radar development and training ba...

12/08/2024

📸📅 Camp Murphy Post Engineers, May 1944.

The U.S. mobilized for war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Camp Murphy, built in 1942, included the Southern Signal Corps School, a top-secret radar training school. Located in what is now Jonathan Dickinson State Park, many locals had jobs at the camp. Post engineers kept the camp running, managing everything from clogged plumbing to repair and maintenance on buildings.

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow. 🔍 Closer look: https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/2596

11/30/2024

"It is hotter down here than a termite in a cement mill."
-Pvt. Robert L. Ewing, 801st STR, Company G
(Benkelman Post - 31 Jul 1942)

11/29/2024

Did You Know: to preserve the secrecy of radar, hometown newspaper mentions of servicemen training at Camp Murphy described them as "radio technicians" undergoing a "course of special instruction."

10/22/2024

Mark your calendars for the next presentation in our Fall Series, as we welcome Josh Liller, Loxahatchee River Historical Society Historian, for a presentation on Camp Murphy.
Free to members and the public.

Annual Board Meeting followed by program

Date: Tuesday, November 12th at 7pm
Location: The Flagler of Stuart
201 SW Flagler St, Stuart, FL

StuartLife - The City of Stuart, Florida
Stuart Main Street
Protect Jonathan Dickinson State Park

09/08/2024

01/19/2022

E-5 (Sergeant) Stewart M. BrooksDOB: 4 June 1923Hometown: Bainbridge, NYPlace of Birth: Sidney, NYUnited States. ArmyWorld War, 1939-1945555th Signal Aircraf...

01/12/2022

The Rutgers Oral History Archives, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

01/05/2022

01/02/2022

In 1942 the federal government opened Camp Murphy. (A historical marker located in Hobe Sound in Martin County, Florida.)

01/02/2022

From 1942 to 1944 Camp Murphy in the southern end of Martin County affected thousands of residents. The story behind its creation and end is an amazing tale.