Seaside in Clatsop County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
41st Infantry Division
(Sunset)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 24, 2017
1. 41st Infantry Division Marker
This division was organized for World War I in 1917 at Camp Greene, North Carolina and was demobilized at Camp Dix, New Jersey in 1919. It was reorganized and federally recognized at Portland, Oregon in 1930. The division was mobilized for World War II 13 September, 1940, and campaigned in Papua, New Guinea, Luzon and the southern Philippines. It was inactivated in December, 1945 in Japan. The Sunset Division was reactivated in 1947 and reorganized as the 41st Infantry Brigade, Oregon Army National Guard 1 March 1968. Lineage and honors previously awarded the 41st (Sunset) Infantry Division were transferred to the Brigade.
Erected by Oregon Travel Experience.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Oregon Beaver Boards series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 13, 1940.
Location. 45° 47.778′ N, 123° 27.516′ W. Memorial is in Seaside, Oregon, in Clatsop County. It can be reached from Sunset Highway (Route 26 at milepost
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Regionally, this memorial is on the Oregon Coast. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Tillamook Burn (within shouting distance of this marker); Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Tillamook Burn (approx. 12.8 miles away).
More about this memorial. This marker is located at the Sunset Rest Area.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 24, 2017
2. 41st Infantry Division Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 24, 2017
3. Sunset Highway
"This highway is reverently dedicated to Oregon's sons, members of the 41st Division, both living and dead, who wore the Sunset emblem and offered their all in complete devotion to the cause of World Peace."
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on February 9, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 9, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
