CPS Camp Number 136

CPS Camp Number 136

Technical Agency: Mental Hospital

Summary:

CPS Unit No. 136, a Mental Hospital unit at the State Home for Epileptics in Skillman, New Jersey, one of two CPS units operated by the American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS), opened in July 1944. After hostilities ceased, the ABHMS withdrew from CPS as leaders did not want to be involved in peace time conscription. Selective Service operated the unit until it closed in October 1946.

CPS Camp No. 136
CPS Camp No. 136
Men at Camp 136 contributed to The Baptist C.O., a newsletter published beginning in 1945.
Digital image from the American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG 002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

Units:

* Map shows general location of units

  • Location: Skillman, New Jersey | Opened: July 1944 | Closed: October 1946