Cpl. Fred Benning was a World War I hero who became a baker, a successful businessman, and the mayor of Neligh, Nebraska.

Fort Moore, named in 2023 after late Auburn resident and Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, is being changed back to Fort Benning.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the renaming of Fort Moore in Georgia to its original name of Fort Benning, though he changed its namesake.

On October 9, 1918, the enemy killed Cpl. Benning’s platoon commander and disabled two senior noncommissioned officers in action south of Exermont, France. The Army awarded Cpl. Benning the DSC ...

The US military is renaming a major Army base in Georgia from Fort Moore to Fort Benning, reverting the base back to its original name — though this time Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it’s after ...

Benning’s platoon commander had been killed and two non-commissioned officers had been wounded in fighting south of Exermont, France. Benning then led the remaining 20 men through heavy fire to ...

“The Army awarded CPL Benning the Distinguished Service Cross for his extraordinary heroism in action south of Exermont, France, on October 9, 1918,” read a memo signed by Hegseth directing ...

The Army awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to Benning for "extraordinary heroism in action" during events that took place Oct. 9, 1918, south of Exermont, France. (Benning received his award ...

Benning’s platoon commander and disabled two senior noncommissioned officers in action south of Exermont, France. The Army awarded Cpl. Benning the DSC for his heroic actions that day as he ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Fort Moore is once again named Fort Benning following a memorandum signed Monday by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The change is effective immediately. The army ...

Benning’s platoon commander and disabled two senior noncommissioned officers in action south of Exermont, France. The Army awarded Cpl. Benning the DSC for his heroic actions that day as he ...