Land Grantors in Henderson, Union v. United States

INTERIM REPORT REGARDING S. 794 “A BILL FOR THE RELIEF OF LAND GRANTORS IN HENDERSON, UNION, AND WEBSTER COUNTIES, KENTUCKY, AND THEIR HEIRS” AND MEMORANDUM OPINION

BRADEN, Judge.

Shortly after the onset of World War II, the United States (“Government”) acquired approximately 35,849.28 acres of land in the counties of Henderson, Union, and Webster, Kentucky to establish an Army training facility, that later was named Camp Breckinridge. Almost all of this property was owned by farmers who resided on this land, which had been in the same families for generations and, more importantly, on which…