Photo Essay: Fort McCoy Commemorative Area -- January 2019

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Equipment Park at the historic Commemorative Area is shown Jan. 16, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Commemorative Area consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy’s unique story. These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942. The area also includes the History Center, Equipment Park, and the Veteran’s Memorial Plaza. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

01.18.2019

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                        

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Equipment Park at the historic Commemorative Area is shown Jan. 16, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

The Commemorative Area consists of five World War II-era buildings set aside to help tell Fort McCoy’s unique story.

These facilities are representative of the types found in the cantonment area when it was constructed in 1942.

The area also includes the History Center, Equipment Park, and the Veteran’s Memorial Plaza.

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.

• Date Taken: 01.18.2019
• Date Posted: 01.18.2019 11:34
• Story ID: 307530
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US