Near Weatherford in Parker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Americal Division - 23rd Infantry Division
Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 10, 2021
1. Americal Division - 23rd Infantry Division Marker
1942 - 1945
Southwest Pacific
Cold War
1954 - 1956
Vietnam War
1967 - 1971
Southern I Corps
First Army unit to go on offensive against the enemy in WWII
Only Army Division to have a name and not a number in WWII
Always activated outside the United States
Always served in a jungle environment
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Cold • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location. 32° 48.031′ N, 98° 2.325′ W. Memorial is near Weatherford, Texas, in Parker County. It is on Mineral Wells Highway (U.S. 180). The memorial stands at the National Vietnam War Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12685 Mineral Wells Hwy, Weatherford TX 76088, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Prairies & Lakes Region and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway (approx. 0.2 miles away); History of Camp Wolters and Fort Wolters (approx. 1½ miles away); Fort Wolters (approx. 1.6 miles away); Jack Llewellyn Knight
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Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 10, 2021
2. Americal Division - 23rd Infantry Division Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 700 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
