Commission recommending name change for Fort Gordon to Fort Eisenhower completes work

Abraham Kenmore, Augusta Chronicle
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Former U.S. president and Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was picked to become the namesake for Fort Gordon in a list of recommendations to Congress.
Former U.S. president and Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was picked to become the namesake for Fort Gordon in a list of recommendations to Congress.

The Naming Commission charged with researching new monikers for military installations and assets honoring confederate soldiers has completed its work.

Among the nine military installations it considered were Fort Gordon, which it proposed renaming to Fort Eisenhower, and Fort Benning, which it proposed should become Fort Moore, after married couple Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and Julia Moore.

On Monday, the commission announced that the third part of its report had been presented to congress, completing the work of the commission. The commission had a budget of $2 million and a deadline to present its findings by Oct. 1.

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“We finished on time, spending only a quarter of the money authorized by Congress and returning $1.7 million dollars to the taxpayers," Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule, the vice chair of the Naming Commission, said in a news release.

The first part of the report was submitted to Congress on Aug. 8, with name recommendations for Army bases. The second part of the report, dealing with the U.S. Military and Naval Academy, was submitted on Aug. 29.

The Naming Commission was created by the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to rename any military assets that commemorate the Confederacy or those who served in the Confederacy. They identified nine military installations to be renamed, including Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Rucker in Alabama, Fort Polk in Louisiana and Forts A.P. Hill, Lee and Pickett in Virginia along with the Georgia bases.

Fort Hood will be renamed as Fort Cavazos, after Gen. Richard Cavazos; Fort Rucker will be renamed Fort Novosel, after Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael J. Novosel Sr.; Fort Polk will be renamed Fort Johnson, after Sgt. William Henry Johnson; Fort A.P. Hill will be renamed Fort Walker, after Dr. Mary Walker; Fort Lee will be renamed Fort Gregg-Adams, after Lt. Gen. Arthur Greggs and Lt. Col. Charity Adams; and Fort Pickett will be renamed Fort Barfoot, after Tech. Sgt. Van T. Barfoot. Fort Bragg will be renamed Fort Liberty; the only installation not named for a person.

Other reports dealt with issues such as names of streets, naval vessels, and heraldic devices.

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Proposed Fort Gordon name change: Naming Commission finishes report