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Second Infantry Division Memorial
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By Richard E. Miller, January 2, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Second Infantry Division Memorial - center section from 1936 | | The flaming bronze sword by James Earle Fraser is symbolic of the division's role as an impediment to the German advance on Paris in 1918. | | |
Inscription. [From 1936:]
The Second Division
To Our Honored Dead, 1917-1919
Toulon
Troyon
Bois de Belleau
Vaux
Soissons
Marache
St. Mihiel
Blanc Mont
Meuse-Argonne
The Rhine
[From 1962, west inner wing:]
Organized in France in October, 1917; original unit consisted of Army, Marine and Navy troops.
[From 1962, west outer wing:]
Normandy
Rhineland
Brest
Remagen
Siegfried Line
Leipzig
The Bulge
Czechoslovakia
[From 1962, east inner wing:]
United Nations battalion assisted [the] division in Korean War - from France, The Netherlands, Thailand.
[From 1962, east outer wing:]
Natong River
Bloody Ridge
Kuni-Ri
Heartbreak Ridge
Chipyong-Ni
Old Baldy
Wang-Ju
Arrowhead Ridge
[Cornerstone:]
1936, 1962
Erected 1936.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Markers Attached to Sculpture marker series.
Location. 38° 53.555′ N, 77° 2.278′ W. Marker is in Northwest, District of Columbia, in Washington. Marker is on Constitution Avenue, NW (U.S. 50) near 17th Street, NW, on the right| | | | 
By Craig Swain, May 23, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Left Outside Panel | | Indicates years of the Korea War service. | | |
when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20500, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ysabel I, La Catolica (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); The Home of the Pan American Union (about 500 feet away); German-American Friendship Garden (about 500 feet away); The Canal Connection (about 600 feet away); Lock Keeper’s House (about 600 feet away); The Washington City Canal (about 600 feet away); Memorial Continental Hall (about 700 feet away); NSDAR Founders Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Northwest.
More about this marker. The Memorial is on the Ellipse, south of the White House and northeast of the Constitution Avenue/17th Street intersection.
Also see . . .
1. 2nd Infantry Division. (Submitted on January 5, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. James Earle Fraser (sculptor). (Submitted on January 6, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. 2ID Association. (Submitted on January 6, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional comments.
1. Marines and Sailors in the 2nd Infantry Division, U.S.A.
At the time of its activation during WWI, the Division included the 3d Infantry Brigade, a regular organic Army brigade which included the 9th and 23rd Infantry Regiments; and the 4th Marine Brigade, which consisted of the 5th the 6th Marine Regiments. Twice during "The Great War" the division was commanded by Marine Corps generals, Brigadier General Charles A. Doyen and Major General John A. Lejeune, the only time in U.S. Military history when Marine Corps officers commanded an Army division. Although the Marines comprised less than half of one division out of 90-plus divisions in the American Expeditionary Force, they are remembered for receiving what seemed to be more publicity than did rest of the AEF put together, a sore point in inter-service relations that continued for the rest of the century.
Meanwhile, the Navy hospital corpsmen who served heroically with the 4th Marine Brigade were subsequently authorized to wear a special strap on the left shoulder of their "dress blue" uniforms in order to accommodate the French Fourragere earned by the brigade, the only Navy men to ever be so privileged.
(Ironically, units of the the 2ID would fight under Marine Corps command in Iraq in 2004 attached to the 1st Marine Division.)| | | | 
By Craig Swain, May 23, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Right Outside Panel | | Indicating World War II service years. | | |
— Submitted January 6, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Additional keywords. "Indian Head Division"; "2ID"; "Second to None", 4th Marine Brigade; KATUSAs; James Earle Fraser; Operation Iraqi Freedom; American Expeditionary Force (AEF). |
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By Richard E. Miller, January 2, 2009 | |
| | | 4. Second Infantry Division Memorial - west wing addition, 1962 | | honoring the 2ID's dead from World War II. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, January 2, 2009 | |
| | | 5. Second Infantry Division Memorial - east wing addition, 1962 | honoring the 2ID's dead from the Korean War.
The more than 7,000 combat deaths suffered by the 2nd Division in Korea remain the highest total for any modern U.S. division in any war; and its 17000-plus combat deaths in World War I, World II, and Korea (a figure exceeding its average combat strength) are the greatest combined total for any U.S. division. | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 23, 2008 | |
| | | 6. Left Corner Stone | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, January 2, 2009 | |
| | | 7. Second Infantry Division Memorial | | |
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By Craig Swain, May 23, 2008 | |
| | | 8. Close Up of the "Indian Head" Symbol on the Sword | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on January 5, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,406 times since then. Last updated on January 6, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on January 5, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 2, 3. submitted on January 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on January 5, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 6. submitted on January 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 7. submitted on January 6, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 8. submitted on January 7, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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