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11 unusual facts about Fort Sam Houston


1st Bombardment Wing

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, designated as headquarters on organization, but the unit was never organized at that location.

Brackenridge Park Golf Course

After Borglum's use of the studio passed, it served as the creative space of other noted regional artists, and art students of the Wiite and Fort Sam Houston.

Carlisle Barracks

When the Medical Field Service School departed in 1946 for Fort Sam Houston at San Antonio, Texas after World War II, educational innovation continued.

Cockerham bribery case

That same month, investigators raided Cockerham's Fort Sam Houston home and discovered a ledger detailing $30 million in kickbacks that the officer expected to receive for steering contracts to certain companies.

Fourth United States Army

In July 1971, the Fourth Army was disbanded and consolidated with Fifth United States Army at Fort Sam Houston.

George W. Weightman

He served as the Commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School and Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas from August 2004 until July 2006.

Hunter Harris, Jr.

Harris was born in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in 1909, the son of Lula Allen Harris and Hunter Harris, an army officer.

Townsend F. Dodd

Dodd was then posted to Fort Sam Houston at San Antonio where he served as Chief of Materiel and Assistant Chief of Supply, Air Service, and then as G-2, Air Service, First Army.

United States Army Dental Command

DENCOM headquarters is located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas - also the location of MEDCOM's headquarters.

Valero Texas Open

In 1950 and 1951 it was played at both Brackenridge Park GC and Ft. Sam Houston Golf Course; afterwards it stayed at Brackenridge Park GC, with the exception of 1956 and 1960, when it was played at Ft.

Wayne Munn

Munn went into retirement shortly afterwards, and spent some years in the oil business, before his death from kidney problems at the Fort Sam Houston base hospital in San Antonio, Texas on January 9, 1931.


Fort Sam Houston Independent School District

The district was formed in 1951 and opened for class in September 1952 for the purpose of serving the children of military personnel residing on Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis; previously, the children were assigned to surrounding districts.

George R. Mather

Following an assignment as Chief of Staff, Fourth United States Army at Fort Sam Houston in 1961, he was assigned as Chairman, United States Delegation, Joint Brazil-United States Military Assistance Advisory Group in Rio de Janeiro until September 1964.

Thomas Alexander Parrott

He was born at Fort Sam Houston in Texas, the son of Lt. Col. Roger Sheffield Parrott (1883 in Ohio – ?) and Mary B. Parrott (1884 in North Dakota – ?).

United States Army Public Health Command

The Center also supervises five subordinate commands located at Fort George G. Meade in Maryland; Fort Sam Houston in Texas; Fort Lewis in Washington; Landstuhl in Germany; and Camp Zama in Japan.