Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Fort Benning.
Suburbs of Fort Benning: COLS, Columbus, Camp Rogers.
Zip codes in the city: 31905, 31995.
Muscogee County funeral flowers can be purchased from one of the local funeral shops we partner with.
As your only locally owned funeral home, we continue with the heritage of unparalleled personal service and the vision to meet all of a family's needs which began in 1987.The professional staff at McMullen Funeral Home is committed to providing...
Watson-Tante Funeral Home can trace its roots in Buena Vista back to the late 1800’s when the Clements family established Clements Funeral Home in 1895. The funeral home remained in the Clements family until 1966 when Lawton Giddens and Herbert...
Fort Benning is a United States Army base straddling the Alabama-Georgia border next to Columbus, Georgia. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees, and civilian employees on a daily basis. It is a power projection platform, and possesses the capability to deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway. Fort Benning is the home of the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, the United States Army Armor School, United States Army Infantry School, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly known as the School of the Americas), elements of the 75th Ranger Regiment, 3rd Brigade – 3rd Infantry Division, and many other additional tenant units. Military personnel in Fort Benning have been taught Choi Kwang Do under grandmaster Kwang Jo Choi for purposes in military combat. It is named after Henry L. Benning, a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War.Since 1918, Fort Benning has served as the Home of the Infantry. Since 2005, Fort Benning has been transformed into the Maneuver Center of Excellence, as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission's decision to consolidate a number of schools and installations to create various \"centers of excellence.\" Included in this transformation was the move of the Armor School from Fort Knox to Fort Benning.
It was revealed by Napa Valley Register on May 11th, 2021 that John David Martin died in St Helena, California. Martin was 65 years old and was born in Fort Benning, GA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor John David's life.
It was revealed by Kane County Chronicle on February 11th, 2021 that Donald R "Don" Cates passed away in Oregon, Illinois. Cates was 56 years old and was born in Fort Benning, GA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Donald R "Don"'s life.
It was disclosed by Peoria Journal Star on October 30th, 2020 that Robert Roy "Bob" Thompson died in Pekin, Illinois. Thompson was 72 years old and was born in Fort Benning, GA. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert Roy "Bob"'s life.
It was written by Sacramento Bee on August 9th, 2020 that Carla Lee Green (Carter) passed away in Citrus Heights, California. Ms. Green was 79 years old and was born in Fort Benning, GA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carla Lee's life.
It was reported by The Advocate on January 6th, 2020 that Debra Martin died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Martin was 67 years old and was born in Fort Benning, GA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Debra's life.
It was disclosed by The Mail Tribune on August 16th, 2019 that Stephen Scott "Steve" Coolidge died in Jacksonville, Oregon. Coolidge was 57 years old and was born in Fort Benning, GA. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Stephen Scott "Steve"'s life.
It was written on June 17th, 2018 that Wendy Marie Kirchharr (Kirchharr) passed away in Forest City, North Carolina. Ms. Kirchharr was 39 years old and was born in Fort Benning, GA. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Wendy Marie's life.
It was reported by Peoria Journal Star on May 18th, 2018 that Suzanna Marie Clearwater (Acock) passed on in Peoria, Illinois. Ms. Clearwater was 73 years old and was born in Fort Benning, GA. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Suzanna Marie's life.
It was noted on April 18th, 2018 that George Lewis Jr "The Colonel" Brown perished in Florida. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor George Lewis Jr "The Colonel"'s life.
It was reported by Orlando Sentinel on February 22nd, 2018 that Russell Jr "Russ" Blair passed away in Longwood, Florida. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Russell Jr "Russ"'s life.
During World War II, Fort Benning included 197,159 acres (797.87 km²), and had billeting space for 3,970 officers and 94,873 enlisted persons. The battalion, later expanded to become the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, was trained at Fort Benning but did not deploy overseas. The towers were modeled after the parachute towers at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Fort Benning is where the US 2nd Armored Division was formed. During this period, the specialized duties of the Triple Nickel were primarily in a firefighting role, with over one thousand parachute jumps as smoke jumpers.
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