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Fort Leonard Wood is a United States Army Basic Combat Training (BCT) post located in the Missouri Ozarks. The main gate is located on the southern boundary of St. Robert. The post was created in December 1940 and named in honor of General Leonard Wood, former Chief of Staff, in January 1941. Originally planned to train infantry troops, in 1941 it became an engineer training post with the creation of the Engineer Replacement Training Center.
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Coordinates:   37°42'1"N   92°8'49"W
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