Camp Toccoa At Currahee

In 2011 almost six acres of the site were donated to Stephens County Historical Society and Currahee Military Museum. Camp Toccoa at Currahee Project soon began work began with improvements to the one and only building left on the site. Camp Toccoa at Currahee is the historic site of the WWII training camp used to train and prepare paratroopers for battle in Europe and the Pacific. Over 18,000 men came to Toccoa in hopes of becoming one of the countries most unique soldiers, a paratrooper. Due to high standards and extreme physical training only 6000 men actually passed and received their esteem silver wings. These men fought with the 506th, 501st, 511th, and 517th Parachute Infantry Regiments. The camp started PIR training July 1942 and continued for 18 months. It covered almost 300 acres of army facilities and an additional 17,000 of land, including the infamous Currahee Mountain, for physical training. Work still continues on the site with additional buildings.