Among the men trained at Camp Gordon, during that period, was the future Medal of Honor recipient Alvin York.

[6] The 157th Depot Brigade was located at Camp Gordon, which received, organized and equipped troops in preparation for further assignments.

(The Army re-created a different Camp Gordon in Augusta, 150 miles [240 km] away, during World War II.

In 1940, the United States government authorized construction of a military airport on the former site of the Chamblee camp.

The airport began operations on March 22, 1941, a few months before the U.S. entry into World War II, as Naval Air Station Atlanta.

Barracks constructed at the facility during the war became classrooms in late 1948 for Southern Technical Institute, a new engineering technology school created by Georgia Tech for former soldiers.

NAS Atlanta was ultimately closed by BRAC action in 2009, and became General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center.

It is used by helicopters for metro Atlanta's four major network-affiliated television stations (WAGA-TV, WANF, WSB-TV, and WXIA-TV) as the base for electronic news gathering from the air.

The largest houses offices for PDK administration, flight schools, and the Civil Air Patrol, as well as the Downwind restaurant, with an aviation-themed decor and an open deck overlooking the active runways.