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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Missouri (11 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Missouri" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Jefferson Barracks Military Post is located on the Mississippi River at Lemay, Missouri, south of St. Louis. It was an important and active U.S. Army installation from 1826 through 1946. It is the oldest operating U.S. military installation west of the Mississippi River, and it is now used as a base for the Army and Air National Guard.
The United States Army Surgeon General recognized the army hospital as the "best in the Nation." [2] Over 100,000 patients were treated over its five-year period of operation. The hospital became a model for other army hospitals. The average cost per patient was five dollars a day. [7] Average recovery time dropped to 24 days from and average ...
The barracks could accommodate up to 30,000 soldiers. By 1863, Benton contained over a mile of barracks, as well as warehouses, cavalry stables, parade grounds, and a large military hospital. The hospital was built from the converted amphitheater on the fairground site and could accommodate 2,000 to 3,000 soldiers at a time.
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, reorganized and redesignated as the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center on 19 May 2023 in honor of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Alexander T. Augusta, the first African-American Medical Corps officer to serve in the United States Army, during the U.S. Civil War.
Currently, 884 student veterans are enrolled at Missouri State University, along with 236 military dependents.
Fort Leonard Wood is a U.S. Army training installation located in the Missouri Ozarks.The main gate is located on the southern boundary of the city of St. Robert.The post was created in December 1940 and named in honor of General Leonard Wood (former Chief of Staff) in January 1941.
A soldier has been charged with murder after the body of a sergeant was found in a dumpster on a Missouri Army base last week.. US Army Sergeant Sarah Roque, 23, of Ligonier, Indiana, was reported ...