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. Schofield Barracks Aerial View Schofield Barracks Quadrangles I & J Barracks Schofield Barracks 1925 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. Schofield Barracks Partial Commanders List (edit list) 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. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2512003 {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} Location: Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Maps & Images Lat: 21.4981176 Long: -158.0616975 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 958' 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 Visited: No