After two years as Fort Moore, the Army base formerly known as Fort Benning is getting its old name back. Now it's being ...
Benning, a World War I veteran awarded the Distinguished Service Cross ... Benning then led the remaining 20 men through ...
Benning, who "served with extraordinary heroism during World War I with the United States Army ... them through heavy fire to their assigned objective in support of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive," the ...
He died in an important battle in the opening phase of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, one of World War I’s final campaigns. The 327th Infantry was trying to retake the initiative after having ...
The base’s name was changed to Fort Moore in 2023 as part of a bipartisan effort to eliminate military honors bestowed on ...
Secretary of Defense Hegseth directed the Army to change the name of Fort Moore to Fort Benning in honor of Cpl. Fred G. Benning, a Distinguished ...