Fort Benning is now officially Fort Moore, the only U.S. base named for a married couple.
Tag: Fort Benning (Ga)
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A WWII Pilot Saved His Crew. It Took 80 Years to Identify His Remains.
Lt. William B. Montgomery flew a B-24 Liberator toward the British coast after it was hit in June 1944. Historians credit him for saving the lives of seven crew members.
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How Army Bases Were Named for Defeated Confederates
Most Confederates were ultimately pardoned for the crime of treason against the United States. Decades later, the Army began honoring them in southern states.
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Army Bases That Honor Confederate Traitors Could Soon Be Renamed for These Heroes
The names “embody the best of the United States Army and America,” a commission established by Congress wrote in announcing its choices.
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Georgia Inmate Charged in Soldier’s Killing 40 Years Later
A 20-year-old Army private disappeared after leaving Fort Benning in Georgia in 1982, officials said. Her remains were found nearly two months later on a logging road.