Fort George G. Meade: The First 100 Years
You may know Fort George G. Meade as a cyber and intelligence hub, but did you know that the installation used to be the home of Army Tank School after World War I? Or that it housed an internment camp at the start of World War II for primarily German-American and Italian-American citizens and foreign nationals? Learn more about the fascinating history of the third largest Army base in the U.S. in terms of number of workforce in this book. You may know Fort George G. Meade as a cyber and intelligence hub, but did you know that the installation used to be the home of Army Tank School after World War I? Or that it housed an internment camp at the start of World War II for primarily German-American and Italian-American citizens and foreign nationals? Learn more about the fascinating history of the third largest Army base in the U.S. in terms of number of workforce in this book.
172 THE FIRST 100 YEARS Rick Hagman – Hometown Fort Meade is my hometown. It is hard for an Army brat to claim a hometown, so I claim Meade because really, your hometown is where you discover all of your firsts in life. My dad was a master sergeant and we came to FGGM from a 3-year tour in Germany in 1958. I was 9-years-old. I would end up being associated with Meade for more than half of Fort Meade’s existence and almost all of mine. (Below) AAFES gas station c. 1950s. Maj. Glenn F. Williams (Ret.) Soldiering I had always enjoyed visiting Fort Meade as a child. I knew from an early age that I wanted to be a soldier. A visit to the post was the best way I could get a glimpse of where my ambition would take me. Such excursions were always a treat. My Dad began his military career at Fort Meade in June 1941, when he entered basic training with the 29th Infantry Division, six months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into WWII. Dad’s unit, the 104th Ordnance Company (Medium Maintenance), returned to Fort Meade after the war where it was demobilized and reconstituted as a unit of the U.S. Army Reserve. (Left) Pistol training at the range.
SCRAPBOOK MEMORIES Army Master Sgt. Leann M. Whitley (Ret.) When I first came to Fort Meade in the 1980s, the post was home to First U.S. Army Headquarters, Headquarters Command Battalion, 85th Medical Battalion, 519th Police Battalion, and several tenant organizations including the National Security Agency, 97th Army Reserve Command, the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade and The U.S Army Field Band. I remember when the Commissary was located in a little warehouse on Rock Avenue, the PX was adjacent to the Post Office, and the only child care facility was The Little Red School House operating out of an old WWll building on Ernie Pyle Street. My son attended and “graduated” to kindergarten from there. (Left) Master Sgt. (Ret.) Leann M. Whitley. (Below) The Aafes Post Exhange c. 1950s. 173
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SCRAPBOOK MEMORIES<br />
Army Master Sgt.<br />
Leann M. Whitley (Ret.)<br />
When I first came to <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Meade</strong> in the<br />
1980s, the post was home to <strong>First</strong> U.S. Army<br />
Headquarters, Headquarters Command<br />
Battalion, 85th Medical Battalion, 519th<br />
Police Battalion, and several tenant<br />
organizations including the National Security<br />
Agency, 97th Army Reserve Command, the<br />
704th Military Intelligence Brigade and <strong>The</strong><br />
U.S Army Field Band.<br />
I remember when the Commissary<br />
was located in a little warehouse on Rock<br />
Avenue, the PX was adjacent to the Post<br />
Office, and the only child care facility was<br />
<strong>The</strong> Little Red School House operating<br />
out of an old WWll building on Ernie Pyle<br />
Street. My son attended and “graduated” to<br />
kindergarten from there. (Left) Master Sgt.<br />
(Ret.) Leann M. Whitley. (Below) <strong>The</strong> Aafes Post<br />
Exhange c. 1950s.<br />
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