Fred Benning, a Nebraska native awarded the military's second-highest honor for his battlefield courage as an 18-year-old corporal near the end of World War I, is an Army base's new

Cpl. Fred Benning was a World War I hero who became a baker, a successful businessman, and the mayor of Neligh, Nebraska.

Fort Moore in Georgia is going back to being named Fort Benning. This time, the Trump Administration said it’s in honor of Neligh, Nebraska native Cpl. Fred Benning, who served in France during WWI. He was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross,

After two years as Fort Moore, the Army base formerly known as Fort Benning is getting its old name back. Now it's being named for Nebraska-born combat hero from World

Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery for more than a century. The military changed the name two years ago, but now the Trump administration is set on restoring the familiar name for a different Benning.

Fred Benning settled in Neligh, Nebraska, and married in 1926 ... Associated Press Writers Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, and Lolita Baldor, in Washington, D.C., contributed reporting.

Fred Benning settled in Neligh, Nebraska, and married in 1926 ... Associated Press Writers Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, and Lolita Baldor, in Washington, D.C., contributed reporting.