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. History Established just prior to 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. 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 and became a permanent installation on 21 Mar 1956. Current Status Active military installation. {"selectable":false,"height":"-500","width":"-500"} 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