Camp Patrick Henry, December 1, 1942 - January 31, 1945. Named for Virginia Patriot - Orator Patrick Henry, an Army base of 1700 acres of peninsula woodland became a World War II staging area of 85,000 personnel capacity with shuttle rail service to ship-side, a key component of the vital Hampton Road port of embarkation. Almost a million and a half people were processed through this camp. After deactivation, the land was sold in 1949 for community development.