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Robert Bruce McCoy (September 5, 1867 – January 5, 1926) was an American lawyer and Army National Guard officer in the early 20th century. He served as a colonel in World War I and is the namesake of Fort McCoy, Wisconsin (formerly Camp McCoy).
The division headquarters was reorganized and federally recognized on 24 July 1924 at Sparta, Wisconsin, under Major General Robert Bruce McCoy. After McCoy's death from illness, the headquarters was relocated on 21 June 1926 to Lansing, Michigan, under the command of Major General Guy Wilson.
In 1926, the name of the post was officially renamed "Camp McCoy" in honor of Robert Bruce McCoy, who had died in January of that year. [3] It has gone by many different names such as Sparta Maneuver Tract; Sparta Military Reservation; Camp McCoy; and now the present, Fort McCoy. [4]
Robert Bruce McCoy (1867–1926), American general Robert Nighthawk (1909–1967), also known as Robert Lee McCoy, American musician Bob McCoy (Robert McCoy, 1934–2016), American basketball player and coach
Robert Bruce McCoy (1867–1926), U.S. National Guard Major General (Kenosha, Lafayette, Sparta) Arthur L. McCullough, U.S. Air Force general (Milwaukee)
Robert Bruce McCoy, United States National Guard officer; Charles Francis McGivern, highly decorated U.S. Navy officer; Joseph E. Meyer, herbologist and founder of the Indiana Botanic Gardens; Charles W. Nash, automaker, Nash Motors, Nash-Kelvinator; Edward T. Newell, president of the American Numismatic Society 1916–1941
The training camp developed into Fort McCoy, named for Sparta resident Robert Bruce McCoy, and became a significant contributor to the city's economy. [13] In 1967, the former route of the Chicago and North Western Railroad into Sparta was converted into the Elroy-Sparta State Trail, considered the nation's first rail trail conversion. [14]
Frank Ross McCoy (1874–1954), U.S. Army major general John E. McCoy ( fl. 1970s–2010s), U.S. Air National Guard major general Robert Bruce McCoy (1867–1926), U.S. Army National Guard major general