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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 ...
Name Image Birth Death Known for Association Reference Henry L. Benning: Apr 2, 1814: Jul 10, 1875: Judge on the Georgia Supreme Court; Confederate Army general; namesake of Fort Benning: Born and died in Columbus [28] Eugene Bullard: Oct 9, 1895: Oct 12, 1961: First African-American military pilot Born in Columbus [29] William Calley: Jun 8, 1943
Reed married country singer Priscilla Mitchell on July 9, 1959; they had two daughters (Seidina Ann Hubbard, born April 2, 1960, and Charlotte Elaine (Lottie) Zavala, born October 19, 1970) who also became country singers. [2] [17] Reed died in Nashville on September 1, 2008, of complications from emphysema at the age of 71. [2] A week later ...
Charlie Daniels, who was best known for his song “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” died on Monday, July 6, Us Weekly confirms. He was 83. Celebrity Deaths in 2020 Read article The country ...
It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it officially merged in 1970; the original merger excluded Bibb City, which joined in 2000 after dissolving its own city charter. [5] Columbus is the second most populous city in Georgia (after Atlanta), and fields the state's fourth-largest metropolitan area.
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.
Country music icon Toby Keith has died, his official website and social media accounts said early Tuesday, 18 months after he reveal ed he had stomach cancer.. He was 62. The "Should've Been a ...
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.