Fragments of dishes from Syracuse China Corp. that were discovered at Fort McCoy are shown. (Photo by Colorado State University’s Center for the Environmental Management of Military Lands)
Navy medical personnel apply moulage to medical dummies during operations Aug. 16, 2019, for Global Medic 2019 at a Regional Training Site-Medical facility at Fort McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army photo by Aimee Malone, More
Fort McCoy community members participate in the "Build a Bird Feeder" workshop Sept. 21 at the Army Community Service Family Building. Events such as this workshop are designed so entire Families can participat More
Fort McCoy Family members read each other’s answers as part of an exercise during the Green Dot program on Jan. 24, 2017, at the School-Age Center/Youth Center. The Green Dot program focuses on how to be a proa More
Fort McCoy, Wis., summer campers draw pictures Aug. 30, 2018, at Child and Youth Services’ School Age Center/Youth Center. (U.S. Army photo by Aimee Malone, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
This is a photo of Army Col. Robert Bruce McCoy from 1918 during World War I. During the war, McCoy served in France. McCoy is the founder of Fort McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army Historical Photograph)
Soldiers pose for a photo at a camp at present day Fort McCoy, Wis., in 1910. Prior to the U.S. involvement in World War I in 1917-18, Fort McCoy was a fledgling installation that was established in 1909. (U.S. More
This photo of a photo, shown Oct. 26, 2018, at the Fort McCoy, Wis., History Center, is of Col. Robert B. McCoy, Fort McCoy's founder, as he looked during World War I in 1918. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturk More
A group of Soldiers trains at Camp Robinson, a precursor of Fort McCoy, in the 1920s. (U.S. Army file photo)
A conceptual sketch of a Japanese training village and buildings are shown on display in the Fort McCoy, Wis., History Center, building 902, on May 27, 2020. The village was built in the 1940s to help train U.S More
Thelma and Clarence Suzuki tour the Fort McCoy, Wis., Commemorative Area on Oct. 28, 2016. Clarence is a former Army sergeant and World War II veteran who served with the Military Intelligence Service in Japan More
Fort McCoy Archaeologist Ryan Howell with the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch looks over old installation real property records Jan. 22, 2021, in a conference room at More
The sun sets Dec. 10, 2020, behind buildings on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The cantonment area has hundreds of buildings and was built at the installation in the 1940s during World War II. (U.S. Ar More
Three hundred nineteen Japanese prisoners of war, carrying their belongings, board trains at then-Camp McCoy for California, where they will aid in harvest in the 1940s. According to the U.S. War Department in More
Visitors look at displays June 7, 2019, in the Fort McCoy (Wis.) History Center during one of the public open days of the post's Commemorative Area. Public open days are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Public Aff More
An old chapel building is shown on the cantonment area on Fort McCoy, Wis., on April 3, 2018, during a spring snow storm. Older chapels like this at the installation were built during the massive cantonment are More
This aspirin tin from somewhere between the 1920s to 1940s was found during a past archaeological dig on post near the Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport. (Photo by Colorado State University’s Center for Environmental M More
A scene from a sketchbook of a prisoner of war (POW) at Camp McCoy from the 1940s is shown. The scene shows the POW compound that was located on South Post and housed POWs from World War II.
Workers construct the frame of a building in the cantonment area in September 1942 at then-Camp McCoy, Wis., now Fort McCoy. The cantonment area was constructed in the 1940s to handle an influx of Soldiers and More
A visitor looks inside one of several historical buildings Sept. 20, 2018, at the historic Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of the installation and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the More
The History Center in the Commemorative Area is shown Sept. 20, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of Fort McCoy and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub of the fort's history-preservation effort More
Building 905 on the cantonment area is shown Nov. 30, 2020, at Fort McCoy. This building is a varied history like many built at Fort McCoy in the 1940s. The building has been am officer's club, a Reserve center More
A band concert by 330th Army Band, led by Master Sgt. Earnest Villas, director, is held at then-Camp McCoy, Wis., summer camp Aug. 24, 1949. (U.S. Army historical photo)
Members of the Camp McCoy, Wis., baseball team pose for a photo with a trophy in the 1950s at Camp McCoy (now Fort McCoy). Baseball was a popular pastime at the installation in the 1940s and 1950s. (U.S. Army file photo)
During the Infiltration Course, exploding mines and overhead machine-gun fire make combat training realistic for the men of the 887th Field Artillery Battalion. The soldiers crawl for 15 to 20 minutes through More
Pictured are beer cans found at Fort McCoy, Wis., during an archaeological dig in July 2015. They were found in a feature that dated to the 1960s. (Photo by Colorado State University Center for Environmental Ma More
Soldiers drive a military truck out of the storage area for the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site (MATES) on March 14, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The MATES facility belongs to Wisconsin Army National Guard a More
Pafoua Her of Kaukauna, Wis., gives her presentation during the Fort McCoy, Wis., observance of Asian-American and Pacific Islander Month at McCoy’s Community Center on May 19, 2016. Her discussed her Hmong her More
Members of the 830th Station Hospital, 88th Army Reserve Command, of Des Moines, Iowa, load a mock casualty into a helicopter during mock mass casualty training in 1970 at then-Camp McCoy. (U.S. Army file photo)
Building 1754, a former chapel, is shown set up for chaplain training in July 1969 at then-Camp McCoy, Wis. The post was renamed to Fort McCoy in the 1970s and chaplain training still takes place on post to the More
Members of the bakery section of the 312th General Supply Company, Des Moines and Ames, Iowa, Iowa Army National Guard, prepare bread at a field training site July 2, 1974. The 312th was under the 103rd Support More
Staff Sgt. James Schump, a tank commander from Fort Carson, Colo., puts an M-60 tank deep in water during a training exercise for the 2nd Brigade, 84th Division in the summer of 1978. During Annual Training 197 More
Cuban refugees step off a bus and into a holding area at Fort McCoy in 1980 after a ride from the La Crosse Municipal Airport. Fort McCoy served as a processing center for Cuban refugees from the Mariel Boatlif More
Items with the “Lost Voices of Mariel” exhibit are shown Feb. 13, 2020, at the Monroe County Local History Room in Sparta, Wis. The exhibit recalls the 1980 Cuban Refugee Program at Fort McCoy, Wis. In 1980, th More
Soldiers consult with one another during training in 1984 at a training range at Fort McCoy. (U.S. Army file photo)
Service members at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training complete winter training at a range area Feb. 11, 1986. Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin. T More
Service members participate in winter training at Fort McCoy in 1986 in this historical photo. Winter training returned to Fort McCoy on a regular basis in January 2017 with the start of the Cold-Weather Operat More
Marines from Camp Le Jeune, N.C., participate in cold-weather training at Fort McCoy on Jan. 22, 1988. Hundreds of Marines participated in the training. (U.S. Army Photo by Mike Orrico)
Soldiers cross a river during training in 1989 at Fort McCoy.
Soldiers deploying to the Gulf War make their way to a plane in 1990 at Volk Field, Wis. (U.S. Army file photo)
M-935 5-ton expandable vans are shown parked in a staging area Jan. 29, 1991, for a XVIII Airborne Corps Main Command Post convoy movement from Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, to Rafha, Northern Provin More
This is a left front quarter view of an M-2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle shown on Nov. 20, 1990, at the Theater Ammunition Supply Point outside Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in the Eastern Province while the Sold More
Soldiers with the 652nd Engineer Company participate in bridging operations at Alderwood Lake on North Post in June 1998 at Fort McCoy, Wis. This photo was printed in the June 26, 1998, edition of the Fort McCo More
Visitors to the installation for a tour look over displays in the Fort McCoy History Center on Groundhog Day, Feb. 2, 2018. The tour for more than 100 people from Sun Prairie, Wis., was coordinated by the Fort More
Range 18 is shown Nov. 26, 2019, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. Training areas like these are set up across Fort McCoy for transient training operations. Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces since More
Amy Van Deuren, Ph.D., superintendent of the Sparta (Wis.) Area School District, gives her presentation Aug. 15, 2019, during the Fort McCoy (Wis.) observance of Women’s Equality Day in McCoy's Community Center More
Officers Rich Hohensee and Matthew Brigson with the Fort McCoy (Wis.) Police Department read a Dr. Seuss book to children at the Child Development Center (CDC) on March 4, 2015. The storytime is part of an effo More
Display cards are set up Aug. 15, 2019, for the Fort McCoy (Wis.) observance of Women’s Equality Day in McCoy's Community Center. Dozens of people attended the event. Women’s Equality Day is observed annually o More
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry (2nd, 106th) of the Illinois National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team complete training with Humvee-mounted M2 .50-caliber machine guns Oct. 18, 2018, on More
The riot control squad, all members of the 115th Engineer Construction Battalion, advances on an unruly mob in a wedge formation designed to scatter the group. The full dress rehearsal was staged after several More
Soldiers stop for a photo at then-Camp McCoy prior to a Thanksgiving dinner at the installation in November 1937. (U.S. Army photo)
Service members at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training visit a mobile USO Wisconsin station/truck Feb. 14, 2018, on South Post at the installation. USO Wisconsin Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It curren More
This concrete storehouse, shown on Oct. 30, 2017, is the oldest standing building at Fort McCoy, Wis. The building was built in 1911 and its location was once next to the southern spur of the joint Chicago and More
Officer Randy Crook, from the Directorate of Emergency Services Law Enforcement Division, reads a Doctor Seuss book to children at the Child Development Center (CDC) on March 4, 2014, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The bo More
A copper and asbestos head gasket, most likely used in the 1910s, is shown here. The gasket was found eroding out of a hillside at a Fort McCoy historic site that was occupied from circa 1856 to 1912. (Photo by More
Construction workers pour cement in 1942 at Camp McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army file photo)
A scene at a training area on South Post is shown Sept. 26, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Training areas like this are set up across Fort McCoy for transient training operations. In fiscal year 2017, a record 155,9 More
This concrete storehouse, shown on Feb. 6, 2019, is the oldest standing building at Fort McCoy, Wis. The building was built in 1911 and its location was once next to the southern spur of the joint Chicago and n More
Soldiers operate a military truck on Highway 21 on their way to Fort McCoy, Wis., for training April 12, 2018. During April 2018, thousands of service members trained at the installation for institutional train More
World War II veteran Donald Whitaker, who served in the Army from 1943 to 1946, holds a display case July 16, 2020, with the medals he earned during the war while visiting the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, More
This concrete storehouse, shown Jan. 15, 2021, is the oldest standing building at Fort McCoy, Wis. The building was built in 1911 and its location was once next to the southern spur of the joint Chicago and nor More
From an overlook on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis., summer scenes of the impact area and training areas are shown June 18, 2020, on post. Training areas like these are set up across Fort McCoy for transient tra More
Four ROTC cadets from Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., are engaged in assembling and disassembling the Browning Automatic Rifle at Camp McCoy, Wis. They are being instructed by Sgt. 1st Class Walter Winborn of More
Soldiers operate a Humvee on Highway 21 on their way to Fort McCoy, Wis., for training April 5, 2018. During April 2018, thousands of service members trained at the installation for institutional training, exer More
A scene at Improved Tactical Training Base Freedom is shown Aug. 24, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Training areas like this are set up across Fort McCoy for transient training operations. In fiscal year 2017, a rec More
Fort McCoy Fire Inspector Curt Ladwig with the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department talks with students about fire prevention Oct. 10, 2019, at Miller Elementary School in Tomah, Wis. The visit by More
Soldiers with the 355th Chemical Smoke Generator Company complete training with generators on Feb. 17, 1952, at then-Camp McCoy, Wis. (Photo by Maurice A. Van Coillie, St. Clair Shores, Mich.)
This toy gun is a Stevens cast-iron cap gun manufactured by J & E Stevens Company of Cromwell, Conn., in 1890 and was found on an archaeological dig at Fort McCoy. The company existed between 1843 and 1950. (Ph More
Lois (Schwanz) Munns of Rock Springs, Wis., presents Public Affairs Specialist Theresa Fitzgerald with a letter June 13, 2017, she received in 1944 from a Soldier who was stationed at then-Camp McCoy for donati More
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near Highway 16 on March 23, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significant More
The U.S. flag is shown on the garrison flagpole on Veterans Day on Nov. 11, 2020, as the sun rises at Fort McCoy, Wis. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice was declared betw More
Telephone operators are shown at their positions May 16, 1969, on the new six-position telephone board installed at then-Camp McCoy, Wis. Pictured (left to right) are: Dotti Kling, Alyce Wahl, Lorayne Denter, D More
Soldiers who are students in courses with the Staff Sgt. Todd R. Cornell Noncommissioned Officer Academy march near the academy complex April 23, 2018, as part of the academy’s observance of the Army Reserve bi More
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near the housing area March 26, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made signific More
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near the housing area Jan. 15, 2021, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significa More
A Soldier inspects meat at a cold storage area in December 1943 at then-Camp McCoy. (U.S. Army file photo)
Veterans Memorial Plaza is shown Nov. 11, 2020, with fall colors starting at the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of the installation, the Commemorative Area, and the 11-acre area surroundin More
An A1 sauce bottle found in a past archaeological dig at Fort McCoy, Wis., is shown Oct. 27, 2015. This particular bottle was found in 2014 and was made between 1916 and 1929. (Photo by Colorado State Universit More
This concrete storehouse, shown March 20, 2020, is the oldest standing building at Fort McCoy, Wis. The building was built in 1911 and its location was once next to the southern spur of the joint Chicago and no More
The Fort McCoy Garrison Headquarters and U.S. flag are shown July 6, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces since 1909. Today, Fort McCoy has become the Army’s premier Total F More
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near the housing area July 12, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significa More
Soldiers stationed at Camp McCoy, Wis., attend a May Day Rock and Roll dance May 1, 1965, at Service Club No. 1 on post. The guests were female students attending Viterbo College in La Crosse, Wis. (U.S. Army More
Troops at Fort McCoy, Wis., for training operate a military vehicle on the cantonment area Oct. 18, 2018. During October, thousands of troops trained at the installation. Fort McCoy has supported America's arme More
Cpl. Reyger of Glendale, Calif., works at the drafting table Jan. 24, 1951, in the Post Engineers Office at Camp McCoy, Wis.
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near the housing area March 1, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significa More
An exterior view of an area of the Fort McCoy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF) complex is shown March 19, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The CACTF provides a wide variety of training environments. More
Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers plan maneuvers for cold-weather training at then-Camp McCoy, Wis., on Feb. 16, 1943. Regular cold-weather training returned to Fort McCoy in 2017 with the start More
Members of the 42nd Infantry Division, 100th Infantry Battalion pose with their spouses in the snow in 1942 at Camp McCoy. Members of the 100th Infantry Battalion, based out of Hawaii, arrived in early 1942 to More
Shown are three 3-in-One oil bottles found during a past archaeological dig at Fort McCoy. The bottles, which date to around 1910, were used to hold oil, most likely used to clean and protect metal surfaces on More
(Left to right) Lance Cpl. Robert E. Kirch, Cpl. Jack Hoss, and Cpl. Russel W. Pack with the 2124th Marine Reserve Battalion of Chicago prepareto fire the 106-millimeter recoilless rifle April 12, 1969, during More
The Range 18 training area is shown June 18, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Training areas like these are set up across Fort McCoy for transient training operations. Fort McCoy has supported America’s armed forces s More
A worker with contractor Nuvo Construction of Milwaukee works on a barracks building in the 1900 block on June 15, 2017, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Work us being completed to renovate six World More
An exterior view of one of the areas of the Fort McCoy Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF) complex is shown Sept. 27, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The CACTF provides a wide variety of training envir More
Soldiers with the 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade (MFTB), also called the “Eagle Brigade” complete weapons training at Range 34 on Sept. 20, 2017, on North Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Soldiers were com More
Budget Technician Karen Hanratty with the Resource Management Office works on a project Oct. 19, 2017, in building 1913 at Fort McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army Photo by Aimee Malone, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
A gate section built by the Works Progress Administration in 1941 is shown on South Post near Highway 16 on Aug. 2, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. From 1935-1941, the Works Progress Administration made significant c More
Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 108th Regiment (Civil Affairs) complete training March 19, 2019, at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility (CACTF) at Fort McCoy, Wis. The CACTF provides a wide variety More
A locomotive and its round house are shown in December 1952 at then-Camp McCoy. (U.S. Army file photo)
Maj. Gen. Smith and Brig. Gen. John Dunlap review troops on the parade field at Camp McCoy, Wis., in 1959. Cantonment area buildings are in the background. (U.S. Army file photo)