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29 cze 2017 · 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of Fort Lee, Virginia. Fort Lee was created during the U.S. mobilization for World War I, and its history can be divided into three distinct phases.
7 lip 2017 · This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. Soon after the United States entered World War I in April 1917, the War Department acquired land between Petersburg and Hopewell to construct a new military cantonment.
After World War I, Camp Lee was taken over by the Commonwealth of Virginia and designated a game preserve. Later, portions of the land were incorporated into the Petersburg National Battlefield and the Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg.
4 gru 2023 · As the United States mobilizes for action in World War II, the Army reopens Fort Lee near Petersburg. 2023 Fort Lee is renamed Fort Gregg-Adams in honor of two pathbreaking Black military officers, Lieutenant General Arthur J. Gregg and Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams.
Fort Gregg-Adams, formerly known as Fort Lee, is a well-known Army Installation. The Fort Gregg-Adams base guide has information for service members and families. Learn more.
31 mar 2021 · Five civilian instructors at Fort Lee are charged with training military and civilian members from DOD and other federal agencies in the administration of DOD’s Humanitarian Mine Action...
21 cze 2017 · Camp Lee, now known as Fort Lee, opened in 1917 to train soldiers for World War I.
