Fort Benning in Chattahoochee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gowdy Field

Dedicated 31 March 1925

Photographed by Al Barrera, September 23, 2005

1. Gowdy Field Marker

Inscription. 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

Erected 2005 by Fort Benning Soldiers and family members; Cal Ripkin, Jr.; BG Benjamin Freakley; Gary Hensley.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Heroes • Military • Notable Events • Sports • War, World I.

Location. 32° 21.914′ N, 84° 57.782′ W. Memorial is in Fort Benning, Georgia, in Chattahoochee County. It is on Fort Benning near Ingersol. On Fort Benning Base. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Benning GA 31905, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Columbus.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Post Headquarters -- JAG (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Riverside" (approx. 0.3 miles away); China Gate (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dwight David Eisenhower (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Lafayette Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Benning / Fort Benning Military Reservation (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Lynching of Private Felix Hall (approx. half a mile away); "The Buffaloes" (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Benning.

Also see . . . Hank Gowdy : Baseball Player and War Hero

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. "Hank Gowdy’s war record was quite impressive. He served with distinction in the 166th Infantry Regiment and became a part of the famed “Rainbow Division,” the Fighting 42nd." (Submitted on December 16, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)

Photographed by Al Barrera, September 23, 2005

2. Gowdy Field Marker

Gowdy Field Rededication image. Click for full size.

Official U. S. Army Photograph, April 29, 2005

3. Gowdy Field Rededication

Gowdy Field Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Barrera, January 14, 2009

4. Gowdy Field Dedication

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2008, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. This page has been viewed 3,078 times since then and 60 times this year. Last updated on January 3, 2009, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2008, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. 3. submitted on December 16, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 4. submitted on January 17, 2009, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.