Photo Essay: Historic buildings at Fort McCoy's Commemorative Area

Photo By Scott Sturkol | A scene of a historical building is shown June 11, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis., at the installation’s historic Commemorative Area. The Commemorative Area aconsists 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. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

06.16.2020

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                               

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Scenes of historical buildings are shown at Fort McCoy, Wis., at the installation’s historic Commemorative Area.

The Commemorative Area aconsists 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.

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: 06.16.2020
• Date Posted: 06.16.2020 17:10
• Story ID: 372261
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US