The Camp Murphy Message: The weekly newspaper of the World War II Southern Signal Corps camp

Camp Murphy in southern Martin County was established in 1942 as the home of the Southern Signal Corps School for radar operation instruction during the early years of World War II.

We’ve been fortunate enough to receive a dozen copies of the camp’s weekly newspaper from a Wisconsin reader whose father was stationed at Camp Murphy.

The newspapers provide a wonderful snapshot of life at the camp during the last three months of 1943. We’ve scanned them so you can read every page online here.

Camp Murphy Message, October 1, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, October 8, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, October 15, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, October 22, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, October 29, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, November 5, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, November 12, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, November 26, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, December 3, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, December 10, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, December 17, 1943

Camp Murphy Message, December 24, 1943

Tags: Camp Murphy, Martin County, military, newspapers, World War II

This week in history: Morrison Field becomes an Army post

By Michelle Quigley

On Feb. 27, 1941, Morrison Field, now Palm Beach International Airport, officially became an Army post. The post was deactivated in 1947, and the two-story Air Force operations building became the passenger terminal.

Read more about the history of Palm Beach International Airport here.

Aerial view of Morrison Field as an Army post in the 1940s. (Palm Beach Post file photo)

Tags: airports, military, Morrison Field, This Week in History, World War II