Photo Essay: Relocation of World War II-era barracks at Fort McCoy, Part 1

Photo By Scott Sturkol | A barracks building from the 1600 block at Fort McCoy, Wis., is shown being prepared to be moved Feb. 10, 2025, from the 1600 block to another area of the installation. Contractors are moving several buildings in January and February 2025. These buildings will eventually be reset at another area of the post so new construction can begin in their current location on new officer quarters. The contractor moving these buildings is Devooght Building Movers of Manitowoc, Wis. In 2023 during the first barracks move operations at Fort McCoy, that was the first time an effort like that took place at Fort McCoy, Fort McCoy officials said. Looking back, all five of the current buildings being moved were originally built 83 years ago in 1942 during the construction of Fort McCoy's cantonment area. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

02.22.2025

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                 

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

World War II-era arracks buildings from the 1600 block at Fort McCoy, Wis., are shown either being prepared to be moved or after they were moved from the 1600 block to another area of the installation.

Contractors are moving several buildings in winter 2025. These buildings will eventually be reset at another area of the post so new construction can begin in their current location on new officer quarters.

The contractor moving these buildings is Devooght Building Movers of Manitowoc, Wis.

In 2023 during the first barracks move operations at Fort McCoy, that was the first time an effort like that took place at Fort McCoy, Fort McCoy officials said.

Looking back, all five of the current buildings being moved were originally built 83 years ago in 1942 during the construction of Fort McCoy's cantonment area.

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” 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 nearly every year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortmccoywi, and on X (formerly Twitter) by searching “usagmccoy.”

Also try downloading the My Army Post app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base. Fort McCoy is also part of Army’s Installation Management Command where “We Are The Army’s Home.”

• Date Taken: 02.22.2025
• Date Posted: 02.23.2025 00:08
• Story ID: 491315
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US