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Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas.Named in honor of LTC William Bliss (1815–1853), a mathematics professor who was the son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor, Ft. Bliss has an area of about 1,700 square miles (4,400 km 2); it is the largest installation in FORSCOM (United States Army Forces Command) and second-largest in ...
A bugler at a military funeral at a Ft. Bliss Post Cemetery. Fort Bliss itself was not established until the 1840s, but burials were made in the area of the cemetery as early as 1833. The fort was used as a Confederate infantry post during the Civil War, a cavalry post for training during World War I, and then became a demobilization camp after ...
The first Army dental training school was established at the Fort Bliss Post Hospital in September 1916 by Captain Robert T. Oliver. [23] The dental school at the Fort Bliss Post Hospital served as a model for similar efforts in the mobilization camps after the April 6, 1917, declaration of war against Germany. [24]
Van Horne fought in the Seminole Wars from 1840 to 1842, was promoted to captain on December 1, 1840, then stayed in garrison at Fort Stansbury, Florida from 1842 to 1843. He returned to Jefferson Barracks Military Post , Missouri in 1843.
1682 – Ysleta Mission established. [1] 1827 - Juan María Ponce de León is given a land grant for what is now downtown El Paso. 1849 – U.S. military Fort Bliss established. [1] 1850 – El Paso County created, which originally extended north to what is now Garfield, New Mexico, and extending all the way to the Pecos River [2]
A 26-year-old Fort Bliss soldier died after being injured in a training accident on the U.S. Army post over the weekend, military officials said.
The United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA) was established on 1 July 1972 at Fort Bliss, Texas, and began instruction in January 1973. Its curriculum is designed to broaden the student's current knowledge base.
Former Fort Bliss soldier Zachary Johnston was sentenced to life in prison with a chance of parole on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, after 168th District Court Judge Marcos Lizarraga accepted a plea ...