Dozens visit Fort McCoy's historic Commemorative Area during tours, open days

Photo By Theresa R Fitzgerald | Visitors look at history displays June 15, 2019, during a tour of the post’s Commemorative Area. The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the fort's history-preservation efforts and is called the Commemorative Area. 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. Three of the buildings — an administrative facility, a dining facility, and a barracks — are set up to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. Display items include a World War II chapel, bunk beds, footlockers, mannequins, and potbelly stoves. Another building highlights four different modern military training venues, and a separate facility shows various training aids. (U.S. Army Photo by Theresa Fitzgerald, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

06.27.2019

Story by Theresa R Fitzgerald 

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Visitors were plentiful during the public open days of the post's Commemorative Area and during tours of the area in June 2019.

Public open days are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office.

The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the fort's history-preservation efforts and is called the Commemorative Area.

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.

Three of the buildings — an administrative facility, a dining facility, and a barracks — are set up to depict Soldier life during the 1940s. Display items include a World War II chapel, bunk beds, footlockers, mannequins, and potbelly stoves.

Another building highlights four different modern military training venues, and a separate facility shows various training aids.

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

• Date Taken: 06.27.2019
• Date Posted: 06.27.2019 13:31
• Story ID: 329454
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US