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10 Cards in this Set
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Since when has the army served in alaska
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29th of october 1867. When Brevet Major General Jefferson C. Davis assumed command of the military district of Alaska
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When were troops withdrawn from alaska first
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1877 and the next 2 years alaska was controlled by treasury officials. During this time natives and lawless adventurers proved to be more than the officials could handle. In spring of 1879, navy vessels were diverted to alaska to restore order
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When did congress grant 4 million dollars to construct an army cold weather experimental station at Fairbanks
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1939 when war threatened (WWII)
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When was Ft Greely initially occupied by army forces
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1941
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What is FT greely mainly used for
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Cold weather maneuvers or training
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When was Ladd Air Force Base transferred to army jurisdiction and who was it named after?
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1 january 1961 and was named Fort Jonathan M. Wainwright
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What is the mening of the polar bear insignia
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A circular disk of a blue background upon which is superimposed a polar bears head surmounted with a gold star. It represents the army as guardian of the far north depicted by the polar bear which according to myth is guardian of the north star represented by a yellow star
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What was the purpose of Ladd Field (later named Ft Wainwright)?
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to test aircraft operations in arctic conditions
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When was Eielson Air Force Base bult
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by an act of congress in 1947 shortly after the army air coprs separated from the army
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Who was General Jonathan M. Wainwright?
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General Wainwright and his men conducted a gallant defense of the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island in the philippines during the early months of World War II. Later the army post in Fairbanks, Alaska was named after him.
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