Fort Leonard Wood (1)

Fort Leonard Wood (1) (1940-1946, 1950-Present) - First established 3 Dec 1940 in Pulaski County, Missouri. Named Fort Leonard Wood 3 Jan 1941 after Major General Leonard Wood, U.S. Army Chief of Staff 1910-1914. Closed in 1946 and was reactivated in 1950. Active military installation. Fort Leonard Wood WWII Barracks in Historic Area. Fort Leonard Wood WWII Chapel in Historic Area. Fort Leonard Wood Static Vehicle Display in front of the Post Museum Complex. History Established just before World War II as a U.S. Army training center. The reservation encompassed some 70,000 acres and was originally built out with some 1600 buildings. These included 600 enlisted barracks, officer quarters, 200 mess halls, and 100 day rooms. Support buildings included supply buildings, fire stations, chapels, 5 movie theaters, 21 PXs, and the huge post hospital complex. During World War II the post trained some 300,000 troops and claimed to be the largest combat engineering training center in the world. The post closed in 1946. The post was reactivated in 1950 after the start of the Korean War to provide basic training and became a permanent installation on 21 Mar 1956. Current Status Active military installation. Home to the Maneuver Center of Excellence, with schools for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear training. Includes major engineer and military police training facilities. Location: Pulaski County, Missouri. Maps & Images Lat: 37.7401 Long: -92.126275 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 1,135' GPS Locations: 37.7401, -92.126275 Central 37.758561, -92.11579 Main Exchange 37.79245, -92.13411 Main Gate 37.756495, -92.061296 East Gate 37.632696, -92.146306 South Gate 37.745214, -92.112078 Museum Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 460 Links: North American Forts - Fort Leonard Wood Wikipedia - Fort Leonard Wood Visited: 21 Jul 2021