General Camp was born Nov. 23, 1920, in Marshall County, AL to Lurlie Clayton and Julia Taylor Camp.
He attended Cullman County High School and Alabama Polytechnic Institute at Auburn University, graduating in 1941.
He entered active duty in the military in May 1942. He fought in World War II as a captain, in Korea as a major and Vietnam as a colonel.
He retired as a brigadier general at Fort Sill on May 1, 1972. He was in Dachau, Germany, in World War II when the concentration camp was liberated, he was in Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, was senior aide-de-camp to High Commissioner John J. McCloy; commanded 240 mm Howitzer Battalion in Korea; commanded the 1st Infantry Division Artillery in Vietnam; commanded the Officer Candidate Brigade, USAFAS, Fort Sill, from 1967 to 1968; and commanded VII Corps Artillery in Stuttgart, Germany from 1970-1971. He attended the branch advanced course, C and GS and Army War College.
His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star with V, Air Medal with eleven Oak Leaf Clusters and the Meritorious Service Medal.
He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge as Task Force Commander in Vietnam.
He died on Sept. 17, 2001