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Fort McCoy’s Commemorative Area will be open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend in 2021.
The Commemorative Area consists of the Equipment Park, five World War II-era buildings with historical displays, the History Center, and Veterans Memorial Plaza. The History Center and World War II-era buildings contain a wide variety of artifacts dating from Fort McCoy’s inception in 1909 up to present day.
Some of the interesting items that can be found at the Commemorative Area include:
• Maj. Gen. Robert Bruce McCoy’s uniform and several personal items.
• several “Vargas girl” paintings — pinup paintings done in the style of Alberto Vargas — found on the walls of a barracks building while renovating.
• a collection of WWII-era recipes supersized to feed the Army that visitors can look through.
• a model of the installation’s unique triangle-shaped cantonment area — called the Triad — that was once used to assign barracks and training buildings to units.
The Commemorative Area also features displays of training aids, and the Equipment Park has more than 70 historical military vehicles and pieces of equipment.
Members of the public must present valid photo IDs to receive a visitor’s pass to come on to the installation. On Fridays, visit the Visitor Control Center next to the main gate.
On Saturdays, present your ID to the main gate guards. For more information on visitors’ passes, call the Visitor Control Center at 608-388-4988.
Fort McCoy will follow directed COVID risk mitigation measures throughout the summer open hours.
Groups of 15 or more may schedule tours from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call the Public Affairs Office at 608-388-2407.
(Article prepared by the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office.)
| Date Taken: | 05.28.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 05.28.2021 14:34 |
| Story ID: | 397724 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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