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Fort McCoy, Wis., was established in 1909. Here is a look back at some installation history from November 2019 and back.
75 Years Ago — Nov. 10, 1944
Simple ceremonies marked the presentation of two posthumous Silver Star awards at Camp McCoy on Nov. 10, 1944, by Col. George M. MacMullin, post commander.
One of the medals went to the widow of former Camp McCoy officer who died July 3, 1944, in Italy, while the other award was given the parents of a Menomonie, Wis., Soldier who was killed in action at Saidor, New Guinea, on Jan. 28, 1944.
Louise Ebata of La Crosse received the medal earned by her husband, the late Lt. Tetsu Ebata, a member of the 100th Infantry battalion, which trained at Camp McCoy.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hake of Menomonie received the medal earned by their son, the late Cpl. Oral Hake, who died while making it possible for 41 fellow Soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Division to escape a Japanese ambush at Saidor.
30 Years Ago — Nov. 4, 1989
Two two-day deer hunts, which included the traditional muzzle-loader hunt as well as a special hunt, at Fort McCoy netted a total of 147 deer, according to Fort McCoy Natural Resource Management Division figures. The hunts were held Nov. 4-5, 1989.
According to Fort McCoy Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist Kim Mello, the breakdown for the traditional hunt was 56 bucks and 59 antlerless deer. Three spike bucks and 29 antlerless deer were killed in the special hunt, in which hunters could use either a muzzle-loader or a shotgun in 14 different areas of the post, most of them located around the cantonment area.
20 Years Ago — Nov. 26, 1999
Two M1-Al Abrams Main Battle Tanks acquired by the Regional Training Site (RTS)-Maintenance at Fort McCoy ensured reserve-component Soldiers got the same maintenance training on the same equipment as their active-component counterparts.
Sgt. 1st Class Nate Allen, RTS-Maintenance instructor coordinator, said the tanks were the upgraded replacement for M11 tanks. The M1-Al is bigger and faster than the M1, fires more accurately, and has more built-in safety features to protect the four-member crew. Allen said the tanks had a computerized fire control system to ensure that firing is done very accurately.
RTS-Maintenance secured the tanks from Cold War-era surplus storage in Italy. A staff member went to Italy to inspect the tanks before they were sent to Fort McCoy.
“This is a giant step forward for us,” Allen said. “Now we have every piece of current tank equipment for our maintenance training program. We can ensure that the soldiers coming here get the exact same training they would at the proponent school at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.”
10 Years Ago — Nov. 27, 2009
A new company trained at Fort McCoy to provide unmanned aerial system (UAS) support to the 32nd Infantry Brigade, a Wisconsin Army National Guard unit. Company members conducted new equipment training at Fort McCoy, the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport and Volk Field.
Sgt. Brian Pizon, a UAS/Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operator for the 32nd’s new B Company, Military Intelligence, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, which is headquartered at Camp Douglas, Wis., said the new equipment will support the 32nd’s mission with target acquisition, reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities.
“We will use the new equipment to support contingency and in-theater operations,” Pizon said. “We can use it during training at Fort McCoy, and it also will be a deployable asset.”
The equipment had a number of uses. Pizon said it can be used as a high-visibility asset that can serve as a deterrent by making its presence known through sight and sound and discouraging enemy forces from installing improvised explosive devices, for example.
The UAS also could be used for area and route reconnaissance missions at a distance.
5 Years Ago — Nov. 12, 2014
Fort McCoy’s Regional Training Site (RTS)-Medical is the only RTS in the Army Reserve to have a computerized tomography (CT) scanner available for training use.
Fort McCoy RTS-Medical Administrative Officer Gerry Meyer said getting the $1.1 million scanner at the facility was a lengthy process.
The scanner had been used by the 31st Combat Support Hospital of Fort Bliss, Texas, when the unit was deployed to Afghanistan before it found its new home at RTS-Medical.
According to RTS-Medical Instructor Robert Ewing, the scanner supports the 40-hour RTS-Medical CT Scanner Maintenance Course and will be used in the future for a CT Scanner Operators Course.
CT scans are used to help medical professionals diagnose many medical conditions.
The scanners produce multiple, cross-sectional images of the inside of the human body, according to the device manufacturer, Phillips Corp.
The images are viewable on a computer monitor and can be printed on film or transferred to CD or DVD.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at www.mccoy.army.mil, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”
| Date Taken: | 11.08.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 11.08.2019 12:37 |
| Story ID: | 351116 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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