Funeral Homes in Fort Richardson, AK
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Facts about the city
Fort Richardson was a United States Army installation in the U.S. state of Alaska, adjacent to the city of Anchorage. In 2010, it was merged with nearby Elmendorf Air Force Base to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
Fort Richardson Obituaries
It was disclosed by Tyler Morning Telegraph on November 19th, 2011 that Danny Ray Alexander passed on in Diana, Texas. Alexander was 63 years old and was born in Fort Richardson, AK. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Danny Ray's life.
History
Fort Richardson was built during 1940–1941 on the site of what is now Elmendorf Air Force Base. The Valdez, Alaska Alaska Trail, surveyed under his direction in 1904, was named the Richardson Highway in his honor. Richardson, who served three tours of duty in the rugged Alaska territory between 1897 and 1917. For more than a decade, the major combat unit at Fort Richardson was Task Force 1-501, the only airborne infantry battalion in the Pacific Theater. The post then had barracks for 500 soldiers, a rifle range, a few warehouses, a hospital, and bachelor officer quarters.
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