Louisiana’s Fort Polk would be renamed Fort Johnson after Sgt. The commission wrote: “At the greatest moments of its history, the United States Army and its soldiers have earned our nation’s liberty, secured it for all Americans, and expanded it internationally.” In North Carolina, Fort Bragg would be renamed Fort Liberty. president in 1952 and re-elected in 1956. He was also the first Supreme Allied Commander Europe for NATO before he was elected as U.S.
“Her complaints to the Pentagon led to the creation of casualty notification teams (as well as survivor support networks) that still carry out this difficult task today,” the commission writes.Įisenhower, who began his education at West Point in 1911, would go on to become the Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces throughout Europe during World War II. military handled death notifications, which at the time were delivered by cabbies carrying a telegram. Army that spanned from 1945 to 1977, including deployments in Japan, Korea, Norway and Vietnam.ĭuring the Vietnam War, while he was deployed, Julia worked to change the way the U.S. Hal Moore had a 32-year career in the U.S. Hal and Julia Moore, and Fort Gordon would be renamed Fort Eisenhower after General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower. In Georgia, Fort Benning would be renamed Fort Moore after Lt. “This recommendation list includes American heroes whose stories deserve to be told and remembered people who fought and sacrificed greatly on behalf of our nation.” Michelle Howard, chair of the Naming Commission, said in a statement.
“This was an exhaustive process that entailed hundreds of hours of research, community engagement and internal deliberations,” retired Navy Adm. The group, made up of eight individuals including retired military officers, proposed changing the names of three Virginia installations, two Georgia bases, and one facility each in Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas. 1, though its recommendations this week show where changes are likely to occur. House and Senate Armed Services committees before Oct. The Naming Commission, created by Congress in a defense authorization bill, is set to give its final report to the U.S.