Hoffman Air Borne Camp, Hoffman North Carolina was renamed "Camp MacKall" in honor of John Thomas MacKall. On February 8, 1943 , General Order Number 6 renamed the facility Camp Mackall in honor of Private John Thomas (Tommy) Mackall. He was born May 17, 1920 in Ohio and grew up in Wellsville Ohio . He served in the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. During the Allied invasion of North Africa in the airborne segment called Operation Torch, he was mortally wounded during an attack on his aircraft as it landed. Seven paratroopers died at the scene and several more were wounded, including Mackall. He was evacuated by air to a British hospital at Gibraltar where he died on November 12, 1942 . The U.S. Army Airborne Command was moved to Camp MacKall in early 1943 from Fort Bragg . The first airborne division headquartered at Camp Mackall was the 11th Airborne Division reporting on February 25, 1943 . The 17th Airborne Division was activated there on April 25, 1943. The 13th Airborne Division was activated on August 13, 1943, and moved from Fort Bragg to Camp Mackall in January 1944. Today Camp MacKall is used as the primary training location to become a member of the United States Army Special Forces.
Hoffman Air Borne Camp, Hoffman North Carolina was renamed "Camp MacKall" in honor of John Thomas MacKall. On February 8, 1943 , General Order Number 6 renamed the facility Camp Mackall in honor of Private John Thomas (Tommy) Mackall. He was born May 17, 1920 in Ohio and grew up in Wellsville Ohio . He served in the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. During the Allied invasion of North Africa in the airborne segment called Operation Torch, he was mortally wounded during an attack on his aircraft as it landed. Seven paratroopers died at the scene and several more were wounded, including Mackall. He was evacuated by air to a British hospital at Gibraltar where he died on November 12, 1942 . The U.S. Army Airborne Command was moved to Camp MacKall in early 1943 from Fort Bragg . The first airborne division headquartered at Camp Mackall was the 11th Airborne Division reporting on February 25, 1943 . The 17th Airborne Division was activated there on April 25, 1943. The 13th Airborne Division was activated on August 13, 1943, and moved from Fort Bragg to Camp Mackall in January 1944. Today Camp MacKall is used as the primary training location to become a member of the United States Army Special Forces.
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