It seems that in lieu of actual pictures Dad sent home this large "postcard" about his training base in Georgia. Camp Wheeler was originally opened as Camp Macon, but this was changed in WW1 to honor Confederate General Joseph Wheeler. Over 200,000 men trained there before the end of World War 1. There were few buildings, and all the trainees lived in tents. The camp was closed in 1918 after terrible flu and measles epidemics. However, at the outset of World War 2 it was resurrected. The rebuilt camp boasted over 700 buildings, housing for 25,000+ soldiers, a large hospital, 10 barber shops, several theatres, and over 15 grocery stores.
217,000 troops passed through Camp Wheeler during World War 2. Today there is nothing left of the camp that closed in 1946 after peace had broken out. An airport and local housing is situated on the site now. At one point there was a racetrack there. As a child we stopped by on the way to Florida. Dad was surprised that all we found was an historic marker indicating that the camp was once there.
If you have any pictures we can borrow to present here of Camp Wheeler, please email us!