▁ 1 9 3 0 – 1 9 4 5 ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁last ▁caval ry ▁units ▁left ▁the ▁installation , ▁ending ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁of ▁caval ry ▁history ▁at ▁Fort ▁Russell . ▁President ▁Ho over ▁issued ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁which ▁renamed ▁the ▁post ▁" F ort ▁Francis ▁E . ▁Warren ," ▁to ▁honor ▁Wy oming ' s ▁territorial ▁and ▁first ▁state ▁governor . ▁Warren , ▁who ▁received ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁for ▁hero ism ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 , ▁was ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Senator ▁for ▁ 3 7 ▁years , ▁dying ▁ ▁in ▁office ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 5 . ▁ ▁Other ▁well - known ▁figures ▁station ed ▁here ▁include ▁General ▁Billy ▁Mitchell ▁( the ▁" F ather ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force "), ▁General ▁Mark ▁Clark ▁( World ▁War ▁II ▁General ▁in ▁Europe ), ▁General ▁Benjamin ▁O . ▁Davis , ▁Sr . ▁( first ▁black ▁general ), ▁Dr . ▁Walter ▁Re ed ▁and ▁singer ▁Sam my ▁Davis , ▁Jr .. ▁Entertain er ▁Chris ▁Le D oux ▁grew ▁up ▁at ▁Warren ▁A FB . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Fort ▁Warren ▁was ▁the ▁training ▁center ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Qu arter master ▁Corps . ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 8 0 ▁wooden ▁buildings ▁were ▁constructed ▁without ▁ins ulation ▁and ▁interior ▁walls ▁to ▁tempor