East End in Portland in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Arctic Campaign Memorial

Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 22, 2006

1. Arctic Campaign Memorial Marker

Inscription.
In memory of three thousand men and women who gave their lives in the Arctic Campaign 1941-1945 on convoys to and from Russia

We will remember them

May 2000 This granite is given by the people of Murmansk City, Russia to the people of Portland Maine and to the United Stated of America

Arranged by the Russian Ambassador to Great Britain in London, England, 1999. Created for all Arctic veterans, by the Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust

This peacetime project has brought together allies of World War Two.

Erected 2000 by Arctic Campaign Memorial Trust.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World II • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 43° 39.933′ N, 70° 14.383′ W. Memorial is in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in East End. It can be reached from Eastern Promenade Trail. The marker is in Fort Allen Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 49 Eastern Promenade, Portland ME 04101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Honoring those who served (within shouting distance of this marker); The U.S.S. Portland at war (within shouting distance of this marker); Portland Maine Fort Allen Park USS Portland Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The poet & the view (within shouting distance of this marker); Boxer and Enterprise (within shouting distance of this marker); 1893 Bandstand (within shouting distance of this marker); 20,000 Civil War veterans tent here (within shouting distance of this marker); Defending this vital harbor (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.

Also see . . .
1. Arctic convoys of World War II. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on April 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Arctic naval operations of World War II. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on April 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Arctic Campaign duty image. Click for full size.

from The Daily Mail, unknown

2. Arctic Campaign duty

Typical Arctic conditions - breaking up surface ice to prevent the ship from becoming topheavy, capsizing and sinking.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 2,224 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 17, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 2. submitted on April 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.