In May 1940 Louisiana began to be invaded. No not by an enemy army, but by the units of the United States Army who would be part of the first units to maneuver throughout the Sabine area, which was an extensive area laid out on maps for maneuver use ran from the Red River westward to the Sabine River and south towards Lake Charles.
Lt. General Stanly Embick was the overall commander of this first maneuver and had his headquarters at Camp Beauregard. At Camp Beauregard was the Blue Army Zone, while the Red Army Zone was from below Jasper, Texas, and north to Nacogdoches. In these maneuvers came many enlisted men and officers who in the coming years of World War II would make great achievements and would become famous as commanders of specialized units. One young officer destined to become famous was William Orlando Darby.
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