| Georgia (Chattahoochee County), Columbus — Gowdy Field — Dedicated 31 March 1925 | | | Named in honor of Sgt Hank Gowdy
who put his major league career
on hold to join the infantry and
serve the nation in WWI
Rededicated 29 April 2005
Fort Benning Soldiers and family members
Cal Ripken,Jr.
BG Benjamin Freakley Gary Hensley — Map (db m15003) | | Georgia (Chattahoochee County), Fort Benning — 026-5 — "Riverside" | | | “Riverside” was built in 1909 by Arthur Bussey, a prominent Columbus, Georgia businessman, and served as a summer home for the Bussey family. The spacious
dwelling was surrounded by one of the last self-supporting plantations in this area. When in 1918 Camp Benning was founded and the Infantry School moved from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to Columbus, Georgia, “Riverside” became a military quarters. Since that time, this stately commanding residence served as official living . . . — Map (db m14503) | | Georgia (Chattahoochee County), Fort Benning — 505th Parachute Infantry | | | This marker commemorates the activation on 6 July 1942 of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Frying Pan area near here. Lieutenant Colonel James M. Gavin was the first commander. Assigned to the 82d Airborne Division in February 1943, the Regiment made four combat jumps and saw battle action in Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany in six campaigns: Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Normandy, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. — Map (db m14512) |
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