Paris in Lamar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
World War II Pacific Theater
Dec. 7, 1941 - Sept. 2, 1945
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
1. World War II Pacific Theater Memorial
Inscription.
World War II Pacific Theater. Dec. 7, 1941 - Sept. 2, 1945.
Estimated totalsKilled: 111,606 Wounded: 253,142
. Although Europe had been at war since September 1, 1939 the United States did not become involved until December 7, 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii and several other locations in what would become known as the Pacific Theater of world war two. December 8, 1941, President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. Suddenly America was drawn into a global war. Allied with Australia, a massive cooperative effort between governments, industries and the populations began to supply soldiers, equipment and materiel needed to win the war. The fighting continued in the Pacific until shortly after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan: Hiroshima - August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki - August 9, 1945. Japan unconditionally surrendered shortly after officially ending world war two on September 2, 1945.
Estimated totals Killed: 111,606 Wounded: 253,142
Although Europe had been at war since September 1, 1939 the United States
did not become involved until December 7, 1941 when Japan attacked
Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii and several other locations in what
would become known as the Pacific Theater of WWII. December 8, 1941,
President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. Suddenly
America was drawn into a global war. Allied with Australia, a massive
cooperative effort between governments, industries and the
populations began to supply soldiers, equipment and materiel needed
to win the war. The fighting continued in the Pacific until shortly after
the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan: Hiroshima - August
6, 1945, and Nagasaki - August 9, 1945. Japan unconditionally surrendered
shortly after officially ending WWII on September 2, 1945.
Erected 2016 by Turner Industries Group, L.L.C. in Memory of Bert S. Turner.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 33° 38.373′ N, 95° 31.397′ W. Marker is in Paris, Texas, in Lamar County. Memorial can be reached from South
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Collegiate Drive north of Jefferson Road (County Road 1507), on the right when traveling north. Located at the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2025 South Collegiate Drive, Paris TX 75460, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. World War II Pacific Theater Memorial behind the Ring of Honor in back right.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
3. Nearby World War II panels of names on Ring of Honor.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, January 1, 2019
4. Entrance to the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on January 8, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 4. submitted on January 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
