Middletown in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

In Honor Of Our Fallen Comrades

43rd Infantry Division

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 28, 2016

1. 43rd Infantry Division Monument

( south side )

Inscription.
( south side ) Connecticut
In Honor Of
Our Fallen
Comrades ( upper plaque ) 43rd Infantry Division Insignia
March 1923 – September 1997
Units With Lineage to the 43rd
Served in the Following:
Revolutionary War
War of 1812 – Civil War (North)
Spanish-American War
World War I – World War II
Korean War – Vietnam – Gulf War I
Afghanistan - Iraq ( lower plaque ) Dedicated To The Units Of
The 43rd Infantry Division Who Proudly
Served During World War II & Korea 102d Infantry Regiment · 103d Infantry Regiment · 169th Infantry Regiment · 172d Infantry Regiment · 43d Division Artillery · 103d Field Artillery · 152d Field Artillery · 169th Anti Aircraft Artillery · 169th Field Artillery · 192d Field Artillery · 206th Field Artillery · 963d Field Artillery · 143d Tank Battlion · 43d Recon Troop · 118th Ordinance Company · 743d Ordinance Battlion · 43d Division HQ Company · 43d Military Police · 43d Quartermaster Company · 43d Signal Company · 118th Engineer Battlion · 118th Medical Battlion · 118th Quartermaster Company · 143d Transportation Company · 85th Infantry Brigade · 86th

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Infantry Brigade · 68th Field Artillery Brigade Dedicated on August 25, 2006 by the 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association
“Winged Victory”
Plaque Donation – Family of MSG Walter G. Thiede 169th Infantry Company ( north side ) Vermont
Winged Victory
Division ( upper plaque ) Major General Leonard F. Wing, Sr.
11/12/1893 12/19/1945
1893 – Born at Ira, Vermont
1941 - Brigadier General – Commander, 86th Brigade
1942 - Assistant Commander, 43rd Infantry Division
1942 - Major General – Commander,
43rd Infantry Division, Also Known As The
“Winged Victory Division” In His Honor ( lower plaque ) During World War II – The 43rd Infantry
Division Distinguished Itself Being
Awarded The Following Decorations: Medal Of Honor 2
Distinguished Service Cross 75
Distinguished Service Medal 1
Silver Star 987
Legion Of Merit 90
Soldiers Medal 63
Bronze Star 2,947
Air Medal 31
Purple Heart 7,610
Total Medals 11,806
Presidential Unit Citations were awarded to all 3 battalions of the 169th Infantry Regiment, the 2nd Battalion of the 172nd Infantry

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2. 43rd Infantry Division Monument

( north side )

Regiment, and the 43rd Division Military Police Company

The Debt Owed To The 43rd
By The Nation Is Expressed In The
Following Recapitulation: Campaigns KIA WIA Total
Guadalcanal Russell Islands 0 10 10
Northern Solomons New Georgia 581 2,059 2,640
New Guinea Aitape 28 59 87
Philippine Islands Luzon 952 3,921 4,873
Totals 1,561 6,049 7,610
Plaque Donation By The Vermont Chapter Of
The 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association ( east side ) Rhode Island
World War II
Pacific Theater 1941 — 1946 Japan Occupation ( plaque ) World War II Campaign Stars Guadalcanal Russell Islands · Northern Solomons New Georgia · New Guinea Aitape · Philippine Islands Luzon This Plaque Generously Donated By A
World War II Veteran Of The 43rd ( west side ) Maine
Korean War
1950 — 1953
NATO Forces
Germany
“We Have Come To Help Deter Soviet Agression And
To Show The German People The United States Is
Willing To Protect And Aid Them In Building
A Democratic Nation”
- Gen. Thomas T. Handy
Commander of U.S. troops – Europe 1949 – 1953
Plaque Donation

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3. 43rd Infantry Division Monument

( east side )

By The Sunbelt Chapter of the
43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association

Erected 2006 by 43rd Infantry Division Veterans Association.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 41° 32.845′ N, 72° 37.527′ W. Memorial is in Middletown in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Bow Lane and Holmes Drive, on the right when traveling east on Bow Lane. Located in the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 317 Bow Lane, Middletown CT 06457, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley

and on the Connecticut Shoreline.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Middlesex County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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4. 43rd Infantry Division Monument

( west side )

within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William J. Johnston (a few steps from this marker); William A. O’Neill (within shouting distance of this marker); John L. Levitow Memorial Lane (within shouting distance of this marker); Middletown and the Civil War (approx. 1.3 miles away); Middletown (approx. 1.3 miles away); Middletown Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); Near This Site In 1750 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Henry Clay Work (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middletown.

Also see . . . 43rd Infantry Division (United States) on Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 30, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

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5. 43rd Infantry Division Monument

( south side upper plaque )

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6. 43rd Infantry Division Monument

( south side lower plaque )

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7. 43rd Infantry Division Monument

( north side upper plaque )

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8. 43rd Infantry Division Monument

( north side lower plaque )

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9. 43rd Infantry Division Monument

( east side plaque )

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10. 43rd Infantry Division Monument

( west side plaque )

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 652 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on November 30, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.