US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Leonard Wood, MO)

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HEADQUARTERS AERRT LEUNAAD worm' and THE Ummm STATES ARMY TRAINING CENTER ENGINEER

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HHH HHNHHH WUHH Fort Leonard Wood's history began with a modest ground-breaking ceremony on 3 December 1940. From that moment until May, 1941 workers by the thousands, together with their tools and equipment sprawled across the budding army camp - to be one ofthe largest in the country. Work pro- gressed through one ofthe wettest seasons the area had known and the muddy conditions attracted great publicity. I The new Camp was designated the VII Corps Training Area at first. When the administrative oihcers arrived it was named after Major General Leonard E. Wood. He had gained fame in the campaign against Geronimo and during the Spanish-American War. He was chief of Staff, United States Army from 1910 to 1914.