Fort Bliss
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Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Established in 1848, the fort was renamed in 1854 to honor Bvt.Lieut.Colonel William W.S. Blis
A 1-37AR, 1st Armored Division Abrams tank crew on Fort Bliss' Orogrande Range Camp, 2019
Fort Bliss in 1885. Photo courtesy of SMU.
Fort Bliss 100th Anniversary Issue of 1948
An aerial view of Fort Bliss, 1968, with Northeast El Paso in background
William Wallace Smith Bliss
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William Wallace Smith Bliss was a United States Army officer, mathematics professor, and linguist.
Fort Bliss
…a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Established in 1848, the fort was renamed in 1854 to honor Bvt.Lieut.Colonel William W.S. Bliss. It is the largest installation in the United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) and second-largest in the Army overall, the largest being the adjacent…
Daguerreotype by unknown photographer, c. 1848
Gravestone of William Bliss, Fort Bliss National Cemetery