On January 1, 1961, the Army formally took over the installation and renamed it Fort Wainwright.

Ladd became Fort Wainwright in 1960; the post was annexed into Fairbanks city limits during the 1980s.

Fort Wainwright in Alaska is named for him.

His last duty station was at Fort Wainwright, adjacent to Fairbanks, Alaska.

Acord conceived the idea for the museum in the late 1970s when the military was considering closing Fort Wainwright.

Fort Wainwright has been registered on the national Superfund list since August 1990.

The Chena River also runs through the contaminated area of Fort Wainwright.

All eight are members 21st Infantry Regiment, based Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Although an expansion of Fort Wainwright helped the construction industry during this time, Fairbanks lost about 3,000 jobs between 1986 and 1989.

Bassett Army Hospital on Fort Wainwright went through a $132 million renovation in 2005.