IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 69 
Honoring the 100th anniversary of Fort McCoy in Sparta, Wisconsin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2009 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. OBEY, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. PETRI, Ms. 
BALDWIN, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
KAGEN) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the 100th anniversary of Fort McCoy in Sparta, 
Wisconsin. 
Whereas 2009 is the 100th anniversary of the Army oper-
ating a military installation in Sparta, Wisconsin; 
Whereas the Army began training in Monroe County, Wis-
consin, on the 4,000-acre family farm of Robert Bruce 
McCoy in September 1905; 
Whereas the Army purchased the McCoy farm and estab-
lished the Sparta Maneuver Tract on June 8, 1909; 
Whereas the camp served as one of the largest and most 
modern artillery camps in the Nation, training field artil-
lery units for deployment in World War I; 
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Whereas the camp was officially designated Camp McCoy on 
November 19, 1926, in honor of Major General Robert 
Bruce McCoy; 
Whereas the camp served as a supply base for the Civilian 
Conservation Corps during the Great Depression, sup-
plying uniforms, lodging, and food to thousands of young 
men; 
Whereas Camp McCoy was modernized and expanded to help 
prepare military units for deployment in World War II, 
resulting in the construction of 1,500 buildings capable 
of training and supporting 35,000 troops; 
Whereas Camp McCoy was temporarily an internment camp 
during the Japanese American internment, a period of 
grave injustice to both citizens and permanent residents 
of Japanese ancestry; 
Whereas Camp McCoy served as a prisoner-of-war camp for 
4 years, housing Japanese, German, and Korean pris-
oners of war; 
Whereas Camp McCoy served as a major training center for 
the Fifth Army preparing for the Korean war; 
Whereas the camp was officially renamed Fort McCoy on 
September 30, 1974, recognizing Fort McCoy’s status as 
a year-round Army training facility; 
Whereas Fort McCoy was designated as a Resettlement Cen-
ter for Cuban refugees, housing approximately 15,000 
Cubans in 1980; 
Whereas the fort served as a major mobilization site during 
Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, preparing 
more than 18,000 soldiers for deployment; and 
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Whereas Fort McCoy continues to support our Nation’s de-
fense, training more than 100,000 soldiers per year and 
preparing 85,000 military personnel from 49 States and 
2 territories for mobilization since September 11, 2001: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress honors Fort McCoy in Sparta, 
Wisconsin, on its 100th anniversary and commends the 
men and women who have worked and trained at the fort. 
Æ 
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