Schofield Barracks
Schofield Barracks (1908-Present) - A U.S. Army post established in 1908 in present day Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Named for Lt. General John McAllister Schofield (Cullum 1585), Commanding General U.S. Army (1888-1895), U.S. Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Secretary of War (1868-1869) and U.S. Military Academy Superintendent (1876-1881). Schofield Barracks is an active military installation.
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History
The largest U.S. Army post in Hawaii (15,000 acres) established in 1908 on Oahu Island in Hawaii. The garrison headquarters of the 25th U.S. Infantry Division is located here.
The main post area of Schofield Barracks is primarily troop and family housing and support facilities. The main troop housing consists of six barracks quadrangles (A-F) arranged in a southeast - northwest line. The officer family housing area is parallel to the troop housing quadrangles on the northeast side and the enlisted family housing area is west of the quadrangles. Area X and the area around it are the main training areas on Schofield Barracks. Air assault operations are supported in area X.
Active military installation.
| Assumed | Relieved | Rank | Name | Cullum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911-04-01 | 1912-07-15 | Col. | Mansfield, Francis Worthington | 2397 | |
| 1915-01-14 | 1915-11-06 | Brig.‑Gen. | Wisser, John Philip | 2517 | |
| 1915-12-13 | 1916-11-09 | Brig.‑Gen. | Strong, Frederick Smith | 2837 | |
| 1919-07-13 | 1920-09-27 | Brig.‑Gen. | Hodges, Henry Clay, Jr. | 2901 | |
| 1920-09-27 | 1923-09-02 | Brig.‑Gen. | Kuhn, Joseph Ernst | 3058 | |
| 1925-02 | 1927-08 | Maj.‑Gen. | Smith, William R. | 3459 | |
| Dates are formatted in yyyy-mm-dd to sort correctly. The Cullum Number is the graduation order from the United States Military Academy by year and class rank and links to a page for the officer on the website version of the Cullum Register. Listings without a Cullum Number indicate that the person was not a graduate of the United States Military Academy. | |||||
Current Status
Active military installation near Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.
Context
Location:
Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.
Lat: 21.498° Long: -158.062° Elevation: 958'
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2512003
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 241
Links:
- North American Forts - Schofield Barracks
- Wikipedia - Schofield Barracks
- 25th Infantry Division
- Garrison Hawaii
Related:
John M. Schofield, USMA Superintendents, William R. Smith, Wheeler Army Airfield,