Sixth Corps Area was a

Corps area A Corps area was a geographically-based organizational structure (military district) of the United States Army used to accomplish administrative, training and tactical tasks from 1920 to 1942. Each corps area included divisions of the Regular Arm ...

, effectively a

military district Military districts (also called military regions) are formations of a state's armed forces (often of the Army) which are responsible for a certain area of territory. They are often more responsible for administrative than operational matters, and ...

, of the

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from 1921 to the 1940s. The headquarters was established at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, in August 1920, from portions of the former Central Department, but then moved to the U.S. Post Office Building at 1819 West Pershing Road in

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on 10 October 1921. The organization covered the states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois and

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, Missouri. It was responsible for the mobilization, administration, and training of units of the Second and Fifth Armies, I Cavalry Corps (Regular Army, but inactive, 1927-1940), VI Army Corps ( 6th Division, 32d and 33rd Divisions) and XVI Army Corps (85th, 86th, 101st Divisions), select GHQ Reserve units, the Zone of the Interior support units of the Sixth Corps Area Support Command, and

21st Airship Group The 21st Airship Group was a unit of the United States Army Air Corps. It was last assigned to the 3d Wing at Scott Field, Illinois. It was originally activated under a different name in 1921, and disbanded on 27 May 1939. A predecessor of the ...

at Scott Field, Illinois (12 August 1936-19 February 1939).

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was assigned to Sixth Corps Area from 20 May 1930 - 30 December 1940. Major active duty installations in the corps area included

Fort Brady Fort Brady was a frontier fort established in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan to guard against British incursions from Canada. The original location of the fort, known as Old Fort Brady, was along the Saint Mary's River. Fort Brady was located a ...

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, Camp Custer,

, Scott Field, Fort Sheridan, and Fort Wayne. Camp Douglas and Camp Grant were among the National Guard installations.

Commanders

The commanders of the Sixth Corps Area were: *Maj. Gen.

Leonard Wood Leonard Wood (October 9, 1860 – August 7, 1927) was a United States Army major general, physician, and public official. He served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba, and Governor-General of the Philip ...

20 August 1920–2 April 1921 *Maj. Gen. George Bell Jr. 2 April 1921–3 October 1922 *Brig. Gen. George V.H. Moseley 3 October 1922–2 December 1922 *Maj. Gen. Harry Clay Hale 2 December 1922–10 July 1925 *Maj. Gen. William S. Graves 12 July 1925–25 October 1926 *Brig. Gen. Michael Joseph Lenihan 25 October 1926–9 March 1927 *Maj. Gen.

William Lassiter William Lassiter (September 29, 1867- March 29, 1959) was a career in the United States Army. He was a veteran of the Spanish–American War, Occupation of Veracruz, World War I, and Occupation of the Rhineland and attained the rank of major gener ...

9 March 1927–17 March 1928 *Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone 17 March 1928–6 April 1929 *Maj. Gen. Frank Parker 7 April 1929–1 November 1933 *Maj. Gen. Preston Brown 22 October 1933–16 October 1934 *Brig. Gen. Frank C. Bolles 16 October 1934–1 February 1935 *Maj. Gen. Frank Ross McCoy 1 February 1935–1 May 1936 *Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood 2 May 1936–7 May 1936 *Brig. Gen.

Dana T. Merrill Dana T. Merrill (October 15, 1876 – August 3, 1957) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Spanish–American War and World War I, Merrill attained the rank of brigadier general (United States), brigadier general, and ...

7 May 1936–14 May 1936 *Brig. Gen.

Charles D. Herron Charles Douglas Herron (March 13, 1877 – April 23, 1977) was a decorated Lieutenant General in the United States Army. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, he participated in the Spanish–American War and both World ...

14 May 1936–1 June 1936 *Maj. Gen. Charles E. Kilbourne Jr. 1 June 1936–17 December 1936 *Maj. Gen.

17 December 1936–15 September 1937 *Maj. Gen. Hugh Drum 15 September 1937–31 October 1938 *Maj. Gen. Stanley H. Ford 5 November 1938–10 October 1940 *Maj. Gen.

Charles Hartwell Bonesteel Jr. Charles Hartwell Bonesteel Jr. (April 9, 1885 – June 5, 1964) was a major general in the United States Army. He commanded the United States Army Infantry School and the G-1 (personnel) staff section of Supreme Headquarters Allied Exped ...

10 October 1940–26 July 1941 *Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Cummins 26 July 1941–28 March 1942 *Major General George Grunert (until September 1942) *Major General Henry Aurand (until November 1944) *Major General

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(until 23 May 1945) *Major General David McCoach Jr.

References

Sources

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''The Organization and Role of the Army Service Forces''
(PDF). Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army.

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