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Fort Moore Renamed Fort Benning for WWI Infantryman
March 04, 2025
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 4 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:

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Fort Moore Renamed Fort Benning for WWI Infantryman

Fort Moore, Georgia, will be renamed Fort Benning in honor of Cpl. Fred Benning, who received the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroic actions during World War I.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the immediate change in a March 3 memo to honor Benning and . . .

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