Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery Explained

Fort Moore Main Post Cemetery is a military cemetery at Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) in Georgia. Over 10,000 United States Army soldiers and their dependents have been interred at the 8.38-acre facility since it was established in 1922.

The first recorded interment occurred on 13 December 1922. Other burials at the cemetery include forty-four German and seven Italian prisoners of war who died at nearby detention camps during World War II, as well as four allied Chinese pilots. As of July 2022, there are three Medal of Honor recipients[1] and twenty general officers interred at the cemetery.[2] [3]

Notable burials

Medal of Honor recipients

Other burials

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fort Benning Main Post Cemetery . U.S. Army . 2022-07-17.
  2. News: Lt. Gen. Sam Wetzel laid to rest at Fort Benning; 'We lost a mountain' . Chuck . Williams . 28 January 2022 . WRBL News 3 . Columbus, Georgia . 2022-07-17.
  3. News: LTG George Raymond Stotser . 10 July 2022 . Columbus Ledger-Enquirer . 2022-10-14.