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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.
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Fort Leonard Wood, Sverdrup Gate USS Leonard Wood underway off coast of California, April 28, 1944. In January 1941, the newly constructed Seventh Corps Area Training Center in Missouri was designated Fort Leonard Wood. [89] [90] One of the U.S. Navy's World War II-era Harris-class attack transports, USS Leonard Wood (APA-12), was named for ...
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States: Harry Langly 3 Louis M. Suttles: 26 M 4 James L. Riggins: 28 M 5 Thomas J. Edwards: 23 M February 14, 1957 West Germany: Unnamed victim 6 Winfred D. Moore: 23 M Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States: Charles Pettit 7 Ernest L. Ransom: 26 M April 3, 1957 Incheon, SCA, Korea: 2 unnamed victims 8 ...
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He was initially to report to Fort Leonard Wood, but his unit was instead sent to establish a cold-weather training command at the former Camp Hale near Leadville, Colorado. [28] His battalion became a training unit in the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains. Jones was promoted to first lieutenant prior to his discharge. [29]
A 21-year-old soldier stationed in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, has been charged with murder in the death of a sergeant whose body was found in a dumpster on the military base after disappearing.
August 4, 1955: American Airlines Flight 476 (Flagship Philadelphia), a Convair 240, flying Tulsa, Oklahoma-Springfield-St. Louis-New York City crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, after the number-two engine caught fire. While descending, the right wing failed due to the fire and the aircraft ...