Fort Benning reclaims its old name to honor WWI hero Corporal Fred G. Benning instead of a Confederate general.

FORT BENNING (AP) — The Army has 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 World War I rather than a ...

Just weeks before World War I ended, the U.S. military established Fort Benning near Columbus. The first soldiers arrived there on Oct. 6, 1918. Later that month, officials held a ceremony for ...

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Georgia's Fort Benning, formerly Fort Moore, had its renaming ceremony Wednesday. Three generations of descendants of Fred Benning, who the base now honors, participated.

Sue Conger-Williams, right, Fred Benning's granddaughter, unveils a new sign at Fort Benning during a ceremony honoring its new namesake Wednesday. (Brynn Anderson/AP) ...

In a press release from the the Maneuver Center of Excellence and the Fort Benning Public Affairs Office, the soldiers who died were identified as 2nd Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon and Staff Sgt.

FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL ... “[We’re] pushing hard every day, continuing to follow the programs we have set and then working on skills on top of the physical aspect,” said Crowley.

Ms. Sue Conger-Williams, right, Fred Benning's granddaughter unveils a new sign at Fort Benning during a ceremony honoring new namesake on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Fort Benning, Ga.