2006-12-05 03:18:03 · 4 answers · asked by katherine t 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Houston
Fort Sam Houston is a U.S. Army post in San Antonio, Texas. Known colloquially as "Fort Sam", it is named for the first President of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston.
Fort Sam Houston was constructed in the late 1870s under the supervision of the military commander of the Department of Texas, Maj. Gen. Edward Ord, a West Point-trained army engineer.
Several famous figures have served at the fort. Maj. Gen. John Wilson Ruckman, Commander of the Southern Department,was based at Fort Sam just after the infamous Houston Riot of 1917. Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell was posted there after being demoted to Colonel for disobeying orders. Dwight D. Eisenhower was posted to Fort Sam Houston twice during his career. During Eisenhower's first post, from 1915 to 1917, he met and married Mamie Dowd, and was again posted at the fort when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred in 1941.
Fort Sam Houston is the current home of the Army Medical Department. The fort is the training base for most army medical programs, including most of the 68-series Military Occupational Specialties and the officer and warrant officer training courses for the Army Medical Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Services Corps and Medical Specialist Corps. The base also contains Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
2006-12-05 04:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by Mum to 3 cute kids 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
San Antonio Texas, named for General Sam Houston aka The Raven
1793-1863
2006-12-05 11:29:04 · answer #2 · answered by texas_shammer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very close to downtown San Antonio. I was station there. Very nice post.
2006-12-08 17:34:05 · answer #3 · answered by pdmalek 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Texas
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2006-12-05 11:24:54 · answer #4 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋