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In 1882 the citadel was enlarged to provide more accommodation for the families of the military officers working on Alcatraz. [6] Between 1873 and 1895, 32 Native Americans were imprisoned at the citadel on Alcatraz, including 19 Hopi men held in captivity there between January and August 1895 after being transferred from Fort Defiance. [6]
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Northwestern Branch at Fort Missoula, Montana (closed 1947) United States Disciplinary Barracks, Pacific Branch on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California (closed 1933) United States Disciplinary Barracks, Southeastern Branch at Camp Gordon, Georgia
The site of a fort since the 1850s, the main prison building was built in 1910–12 as a U.S. Army military prison. The United States Department of Justice acquired the United States Disciplinary Barracks, Pacific Branch, on Alcatraz on October 12, 1933.
During the Second Seminole War (1835 – 1842) future President Zachary Taylor – for whom this Key West, Florida fort was named – was a Colonel in the US Army, leading troops in the field. [21] Mala Compra Fortress also known as the Post at Mala Compra - Second Seminole War fortification. [4] Martello towers, Key West, Florida. Fort East ...
Military service; Allegiance: United States: ... Oscar M. Corbin Jr. (May 3, 1918 – May 8, 2012) was a former mayor of Fort Myers, Florida. Early years
Alcatraz Island, 1896 Alcatraz in the dawn mist, from the east. The "parade ground" is at left. Alcatraz Island and lighthouse at sunset The water tower and powerhouse (at right), which generated electricity for the island A model of Military Point Alcatraz, 1866–1868, now on display at Alcatraz Island Model of the prison in present day, on display at Alcatraz Island
Buckingham Army Airfield, 10 miles (16 km) east of Fort Myers; Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School 38th Flexible Gunnery Training Group 328th Army Air Force Base Unit Known sub-bases and auxiliaries Naples Army Airfield Now: Buckingham Field Airport (FAA LID: FL59) Tyndall Field, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southeast of Panama City
Simmons was born on October 28, 1890 in Savannah, Georgia.. On his 27th birthday in 1917, Simmons was drafted into the U.S. Army as a stevedore. [3] [4] In late 1918, Simmons sought conscientious objector status while in France, having been sent over as a member of Company C, 323rd Labor Battalion; [5] [6] On September 13, he refused to perform his typical duties (cutting down trees for fuel ...