Fort Indiantown Gap in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Third Armored Division
Remembers France, Belgium, & Germany
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2017
1. Third Armored Division Marker
Battle Stars Awarded:
Normandy Northern France
Rhineland Ardennes
Central Europe
Fort Indiantown Gap
Jan 1943 to Sept 1943
[Dedicated] September 1994
Erected 1994 by the Men of "A" Company, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, Third Armored Division.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1945.
Location. 40° 25.952′ N, 76° 34.159′ W. Memorial is in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County. It is at the intersection of Fisher Avenue and Clement Avenue/Wiley Road, on the left when traveling east on Fisher Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Annville PA 17003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in Greater Harrisburg. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clyde Grubb Lester Baver (here, next to this marker); Frank Smolik Bob Pacios (here, next to this marker); M110 Howitzer (within shouting distance of this marker); M1/IPM1 Abrams Tank (within shouting distance of this marker); M42 Duster (within shouting distance of this marker); M113A2 APC (within shouting distance of this marker); M578 LRV
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Also see . . .
1. 36th Armored Infantry Regiment Lineage. (Submitted on February 1, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 3rd Armored Division in WWII. (Submitted on February 1, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. 36th Armored Infantry Regiment in WWII. (Submitted on February 1, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
4. Third Armored Division WWII Films. (Submitted on February 1, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2017
2. Third Armored Division Memorial (back)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 29, 2017
3. Third Armored Division Memorial (front)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2017. It was originally submitted on February 1, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 1, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
