Fort Stewart was established in September 1940 as the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Training Center. The first unit to arrive was the 70th Coast Artillery Regiment. It was designated Camp Stewart on 10 Jan 1941, after Brigadier General Daniel Stewart, a Liberty County Revolutionary War hero. In the fall of 1941 Camp Stewart troops participated in the Louisiana Maneuvers, the largest peacetime field operation undertaken up to that time. By June 1942 twenty-one battalions were on post taking anti-aircraft training with training reaching its peak in the spring of 1943 when over 40,000 men were on Camp Stewart. During World War II, 151 Anti-Aircraft Artillery battalions would train at Camp Stewart. The camp served as a holding area for German and Italian Prisoners of War during World War II. It also boasted a Cooks and Bakers School, one of the earliest Women's Army Corps detachments and even Women Air Force Service Pilots unit which ferried aircraft for the Army Air Corps.
Following the end of the war Camp Stewart became a separation center and was reduced to caretaker status. Two officers, ten enlisted men and fifty civilians were responsible for the daily upkeep of the installation. The post was reactivated as the Third U.S. Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery Training Center between 1950-1953. In 1954 the post undertook tank and artillery training for the Third Army area and redesignated Camp Stewart Anti-Aircraft Artillery and Tank Training Center.
Redesignated Fort Stewart in 1956 it became a permanent installation. In 1958 the post became the U.S. Army Armor and Artillery Firing Center and permanent family housing construction began. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 the 1st Armored Division came to Fort Stewart for possible staging to Cuba. President Kennedy inspected the 1st Armored Division at Fort Stewart during their stay on post. Fort Stewart conducted flight training during the mid-1960s. About 44,000 soldiers trained here until flight training ceased at Fort Stewart in 1973.
In January 1974 the 1st Battalion, 75th Infantry(Ranger) was stationed at Fort Stewart, followed by the 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division in June of 1975 and the 2nd Brigade in May 1976. In April 1996 the 24th Infantry Division(MECH) was reflagged to the 3d Infantry Division(Mech).
Today only the center of the cantonment area contains buildings dating from World War II and the 1950s. Now consisting of 279,200 acres stretching over five counties, Fort Stewart is the largest installation east of the Mississippi River and continues to proudly serve our nation and its people.
Fort Stewart: Installation
Installation Overview
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Name : Fort Stewart, Georgia
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POC : Army Community Service
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Address : 76 Lindquist Rd , Bldg 470
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City : Fort Stewart
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State : GA
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Zip : 31314-5152
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Phone : (912) 767-5058/5059 DSN 870-5058/5059
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Fax : (912) 767-3195
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Comment :
Fort Stewart was established in September 1940 as the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Training Center. The first unit to arrive was the 70th Coast Artillery Regiment. It was designated Camp Stewart on 10 Jan 1941, after Brigadier General Daniel Stewart, a Liberty County Revolutionary War hero. In the fall of 1941 Camp Stewart troops participated in the Louisiana Maneuvers, the largest peacetime field operation undertaken up to that time. By June 1942 twenty-one battalions were on post taking anti-aircraft training with training reaching its peak in the spring of 1943 when over 40,000 men were on Camp Stewart. During World War II, 151 Anti-Aircraft Artillery battalions would train at Camp Stewart. The camp served as a holding area for German and Italian Prisoners of War during World War II. It also boasted a Cooks and Bakers School, one of the earliest Women's Army Corps detachments and even Women Air Force Service Pilots unit which ferried aircraft for the Army Air Corps.
Following the end of the war Camp Stewart became a separation center and was reduced to caretaker status. Two officers, ten enlisted men and fifty civilians were responsible for the daily upkeep of the installation. The post was reactivated as the Third U.S. Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery Training Center between 1950-1953. In 1954 the post undertook tank and artillery training for the Third Army area and redesignated Camp Stewart Anti-Aircraft Artillery and Tank Training Center.
Redesignated Fort Stewart in 1956 it became a permanent installation. In 1958 the post became the U.S. Army Armor and Artillery Firing Center and permanent family housing construction began. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 the 1st Armored Division came to Fort Stewart for possible staging to Cuba. President Kennedy inspected the 1st Armored Division at Fort Stewart during their stay on post. Fort Stewart conducted flight training during the mid-1960s. About 44,000 soldiers trained here until flight training ceased at Fort Stewart in 1973.
In January 1974 the 1st Battalion, 75th Infantry(Ranger) was stationed at Fort Stewart, followed by the 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division in June of 1975 and the 2nd Brigade in May 1976. In April 1996 the 24th Infantry Division(MECH) was reflagged to the 3d Infantry Division(Mech).
Today only the center of the cantonment area contains buildings dating from World War II and the 1950s. Now consisting of 279,200 acres stretching over five counties, Fort Stewart is the largest installation east of the Mississippi River and continues to proudly serve our nation and its people.
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