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Fort Lawton was a United States Army post located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington overlooking Puget Sound. In 1973 a large majority of the property, 534 acres of Fort Lawton, was given to the city of Seattle and dedicated as Discovery Park .
The Fort Lawton riot refers to a series of events in August 1944 starting with a violent conflict between U.S. soldiers and Italian prisoners of war at Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington during World War II. [1] After the riot, prisoner Guglielmo Olivotto was found dead. [nb 1] This led to the court-martial of 43 soldiers, all of them African ...
Fort Lawton Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located on Fort Lawton in the Magnolia neighborhood of northwest Seattle, Washington . The Air Force inactivated its unit in 1963; while the site remained under Army control until 1974.
“Fort Lawton was a dark page of grandpa’s history because it left a big trauma,” Franzoni said. “He couldn’t get past it.” ... Although his grandfather went from Arizona to Washington ...
The squadron was first activated as the 19th Reconnaissance Squadron at McChord Field, Washington on 15 January 1941 as the United States began building up its armed forces after the beginning of World War II in Europe, drawing its initial cadre from the 17th Bombardment Group. [2] It was attached to the 12th Bombardment Group. [1]
He was in private practice in Seattle, Washington from 1932 to 1942 before serving in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, where he achieved the rank of Colonel. [1] He served as lead defense attorney for the 43 prisoners tried in the Fort Lawton Riot case, the largest and longest United States Army court-martial of ...
The 305th FCS left Galveston Army Airfield on 3 May 1944 en route to Fort Lawton, Seattle, Washington. After being moved to Fort Lawton, Washington, on 3 May 1944, the 305th FCS began preparations for embarkation to the Pacific Theater. The 305th FCS departed Fort Lawton on 25 May 1944 in transit to the Territory of Hawaii aboard the Cape Newenham.
The 929th Field Artillery Battalion became the 2nd Brigade, 104th Division activated at Pasco, Washington. [16] The 329th Engineer Battalion became the 3rd Brigade, 104th Division at Fort Lawton, Washington. [17] The 804th Ordnance Battalion became the 4th Brigade, 104th Division, also at Fort Lawton. [18]