Fort Logan in Denver in Denver County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

WWII 10th Mountain Division

United States Army

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 5, 2017

1. WWII 10th Mountain Division Marker

Inscription. This monument is dedicated to the World War II 10th Mountain Division soldiers. Their unique talents and heroic deeds contributed to the Aleutian Islands Campaign and the earlier termination of the war in the Italian Theater of Operations. Special tribute is awarded to the more than 1,000 soldiers who were killed in action and to those buried in the hallowed graves of this cemetery.

Erected 2009 by the Tenth Mountain Division Foundation, Inc.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, World II.

Location. 39° 38.795′ N, 105° 2.84′ W. Marker is in Denver, Colorado, in Denver County. It is in Fort Logan. Memorial can be reached from Omaha Drive, 0.1 miles west of Denver Drive. Located along the Monument Walkway and Overlook at Fort Logan VA National Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4400 West Kenyon Avenue, Denver CO 80236, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A Memorial to the Pioneers (approx. 2.7 miles away); Weston Masonic Lodge (approx. 2.7 miles away); J. D. Hill General Store (approx. 2.7 miles away); Littleton, Colorado Post Office

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); The Good, The Bad, and the Hungry (approx. 2.9 miles away); Rough and Ready (approx. 2.9 miles away); Public Transportation (approx. 2.9 miles away); Arapahoe County Courthouse (approx. 2.9 miles away).

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Also see . . .
1. Wikipedia article on the 10th Mountain Division. (Submitted on July 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
2. Wikipedia article on the attack on Kiska Island in the Aleutians. (Submitted on July 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

WWII 10th Mountain Division Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 5, 2017

2. WWII 10th Mountain Division Monument

WWII 10th Mountain Division Monument on right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 5, 2017

3. WWII 10th Mountain Division Monument on right.

Brigadier General Lloyd E. Jones image. Click for full size.

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4. Brigadier General Lloyd E. Jones

Lloyd E. Jones observes troops land at Amchitka Island at an air base about 70 miles from Japanese-held Kiska Island, during the Aleutians Campaign, shortly before assuming command of the 10th Light Division.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.