Fort Dix has been serving America's Army since July 18, 1917, when its predecessor, Camp Dix, was officially established as a training and staging camp for troops destined for the battlefields of Europe during World War I. Camp Dix rapidly became one of the nation's largest military reservations as the 78th, 87th and 34th Divisions and many smaller units trained for the war. Because of its proximity to Hoboken, New Jersey, the principal embarkation port for the Doughboys, hundreds of thousands of men from other divisions would pass through Camp Dix on their way to France. Today the base once again serves as home for the 78th Division which saw distinguished service in the First World War and is currently a reserve formation of the U.S. Army.

In February of 2001, the editors of the Fort Dix Post produced a retrospective feature looking back at Camp Dix through the eyes of the soldiers who passed through during the Great War and sent postcards home to their families. To visit that article, click on the icon below.