In addition to the Louisiana National Guards’ Camp Beauregard, nine U.S. Army bases around the South will be renamed as part of the Pentagon’s efforts to move away from names linked to Confederate soldiers or victories.
Each of the nine bases’ new names has been chosen, with redesignation ceremonies scheduled to happen later this year. Dates for the Fort Polk redesignation have not yet been set, according to a spokeswoman.
Here are the bases slated to be renamed:
— Fort Polk will become Fort Johnson, named for Army Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a member of the famous Harlem Hellfighters who served in World War I under French Army Command. Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor in 2015 of his valor in the Argonne Forest, where he fought off a German raid, being wounded 21 times in the process. He passed away in 1929.
— Fort Benning in Georgia will become Fort Moore after Army Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife Julia. Moore commanded forces in Vietnam.
— Fort Gordon in Georgia, will be renamed Fort Eisenhower after Dwight D. Eisenhower, who led the liberation of Europe in World War II and later became the 34th President of the United States.
