Fort Chaffee

Fort Chaffee (1941-Present) - First established in 1941 as Camp Chaffee in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Named for Major General Adna R. Chaffee Jr., re-named Fort Chaffee on 21 Mar 1956. Active Military Installation, Arkansas National Guard.

Fort Chaffee Marker	Fort Chaffee Old Gatehouse
Fort Chaffee Entrance

Fort Chaffee History

Fort Chaffee Display Gun

Fort Chaffee World War II Style Open Bay Barracks

Established in September 1941 as Camp Chaffee in Sebastian County, Arkansas. Officially activated in March 1942 and permanently designated as Fort Chaffee on 21 Mar 1956. The post served as a training base during World War II and as a personnel processing center after the war until it was deactivated in 1946. The post was reactivated in 1948 and trained soldiers for the Korean War but was deactivated again in 1959. The post was reactivated again in 1961 as the Cold War heated up.

On 27 Sep 1997 the U.S. Army garrison was deactivated and a portion of the post was turned over to the Arkansas Army National Guard and named Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center for Light Combat Forces. The remaining 6000 acres was turned over to the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority for redevelopment. A series of fires in 2008 and 2011 has destroyed significant numbers of the abandoned buildings on the site.

Current Status

Active Arkansas Army National Guard military installation, Sebastian County, Arkansas

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Location: Active Military Installation, Sebastian County, Arkansas. Maps & Images Lat: 35.27 Long: -94.202 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 456'

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 53

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Visited: 21-24 Oct 2011

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