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The crew of a 37 mm gun M3 anti-tank gun, in training at Fort Benning, Georgia, April 1942. During World War II Fort Benning had 197,159 acres (79,787 ha) with billeting space for 3,970 officers and 94,873 enlisted persons. Among many other units, Fort Benning was the home of the 555th Parachute Infantry Company, whose training began in ...
Country music singer and United States Army Ranger: Lives in Columbus [20] Rozonda Thomas (a.k.a. Chilli) Feb 27, 1971: Singer-songwriter, actress and television personality; founding member of girl group TLC: Lives in Columbus [citation needed] Danny Whitten: May 8, 1943: Nov 18, 1972: Musician and songwriter, known for his work with Neil ...
In August 1931, the Army named the airfield in honor of Capt. Walter R. Lawson, a Georgia native who had been killed in the crash of a Martin MB-2 at McCook Field, Ohio on 21 April 1923. Lawson served with the 41st French Escadrille during World War I , had one victory, and received the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in action.
The new name honors Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia. Moore’s three-decade military career was highlighted by his heroism as commander at the Battle of Ia Drang during the Vietnam War.
This training camp, named Camp Benning, grew into present-day Fort Benning, named for General Henry L. Benning, a native of the city. Fort Benning was one of the ten U.S. Army installations named for former Confederate generals that were renamed on 11 May 2023, following a recommendation from the congressionally mandated Naming Commission that ...
Muscogee County is a county located on the central western border of the U.S. state of Georgia named after the Muscogee that originally inhabited the land with its western border with the state of Alabama that is formed by the Chattahoochee River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 206,922. [1]
The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC), formerly known as the School of the Americas, [2] is a United States Department of Defense school located at Fort Moore (formerly known as Fort Benning) in Columbus, Georgia, renamed in the 2001 National Defense Authorization Act.
Country music groups from Georgia (U.S. state) (16 P) Pages in category "Country musicians from Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total.