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In 1889, Summerall Hall was constructed as the second permanent hospital at Fort Riley and was later converted into the garrison command headquarters following the hospital's relocation. It was renamed in 1956 in honor of General Charles P. Summerall , who commanded the 1st Infantry Division during the late 1910s to early 1920s.
The 97th Military Police Battalion is a Military Police Battalion of the United States Army based at Fort Riley, Kansas.Activated in Europe during World War II, the unit provided military police support and during the Korean War, the 97th Military Police Battalion conducted internment operations throughout the duration of the conflict.
Camp Funston is a U.S. Army training camp located on the grounds of Fort Riley, southwest of Manhattan, Kansas. The camp was named for Brigadier General Frederick Funston (1865–1917). It is one of sixteen such camps that were established at the outbreak of World War I for use as infantry division training camps.
The 1st Infantry Division Artillery (DIVARTY) is the divisional artillery command and force fires headquarters for the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas.The DIVARTY has served with the division from 1917 to 1939, 1940–1995, 1996–2005, and reactivated in October 2015.
The U.S. Cavalry Museum is a museum located on Fort Riley in Fort Riley, Kansas, United States.. The Museum Division is responsible for exhibiting and interpreting the history of Fort Riley from its establishment to the present, to include its various schools, major commands, and community life.
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Fort Riley was an early beneficiary of the helicopter's increased importance in post-Korea U.S. Army air missions, becoming home to the 5th Army's first helicopter training facility. Air Force operations at Marshall ended in late 1953, and on 19 November 1953, the first three Sikorsky H-19 D helicopters purchased by the Army arrived fresh from ...
Fort Riley, Kansas, United States Coordinates 39°03′46″N 96°46′55″W / 39.062691°N 96.781955°W / 39.062691; -96.781955 ( 1st Infantry Division