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Fort Benning, briefly Fort Moore, is Fort Benning again – but honors another Benning, military says
Fort Benning’s name has officially been restored after a two-year stint as Fort Moore that was part of a national move away from Confederate namesakes. But the Pentagon says the Army post near Columbus is now named for a different Benning – World War I veteran Fred Benning of Nebraska,
Fort Benning reclaims its old name to honor WWI hero Corporal Fred G. Benning instead of a Confederate general.
Just weeks before World War I ended, the U.S. military established Fort Benning near Columbus ... during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Here is some history about the four people ...
FORT BENNING ... honor of another little-known Army hero, Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, whose lifesaving antics to escape custody of German forces during World War II’s Battle of the Bulge earned ...
(Brynn Anderson/AP) FORT BENNING — The Army officially restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in ...
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