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Camp Shanks

 
 
Camp Shanks Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 22, 2017
1. Camp Shanks Marker
Inscription.
★ Camp Shanks ★
“Last Stop U.S.A.”
More than 1.3 million troops departed
this military facility to fight the Nazis
in World War II.
Trains took GI’s from this location to
ships that brought them to Europe.
They fought and won battles from
D Day at Normandy to final victory
in Berlin, May 8, 1945.

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 41° 2.034′ N, 73° 57.146′ W. Marker is in Tappan, New York, in Rockland County. Memorial is at the intersection of Western Hwy. and Independence Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Western Hwy.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tappan NY 10983, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Purple Heart Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Sept. 11 2001 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington’s Camp (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Shanks (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Shanks (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tappan Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Tappan Historic District
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(approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Tappan Historic District (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tappan.
 
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Camp Shanks Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 22, 2017
2. Camp Shanks Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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