Fort Benning in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Benning POW Memorial

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018

1. Fort Benning POW Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Dedicated to the memory of
the men and women who made
the supreme sacrifice while
Prisoners of War in
★★ World War II ★★
1941 ★ ★ ★ 1945
★★ Korea ★★
1951 ★ ★ ★ 1953
★★ Vietnam ★★
Southeast Asia
1968 ★ ★ ★ 1973

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 32° 23.112′ N, 84° 57.259′ W. Memorial is in Fort Benning, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It is on Fort Benning Road 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road, on the right when traveling south. Located on the Walk of Honor, just to the south of the National Infantry Museum parade ground. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Fort Benning Road, Fort Benning GA 31905, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Columbus.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Operation Just Cause (a few steps from this marker); 29th Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); 87th Infantry Division Monument (a few steps from this marker); Tropic Lightning Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 70th Infantry Div. (within shouting distance of this marker); 30th Infantry Division / 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Polar Bear Regiment Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 96th Infantry Division Deadeyes Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Benning.

More about this memorial. All four sides have the same inscription.

Memorial view looking west along the Walk of Honor. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018

2. Memorial view looking west along the Walk of Honor.

Memorial can be seen on left in distance, looking east. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018

3. Memorial can be seen on left in distance, looking east.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 13, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.