Near Starke in Clay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Infantry Division

Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021

1. First Infantry Division Marker

Inscription. Campaigns
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Algeria French Morocco
Tunisia
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes Alsace
Central Europe

Battle Casualties
20,659

No Mission Too Difficult. No Sacrifice Too great. Duty First.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 29° 58.878′ N, 81° 59.089′ W. Memorial is near Starke, Florida, in Clay County. It can be reached from the intersection of Tallahassee Street and Florida Route 16, on the right when traveling south. The memorial stands within the Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park, near the entrance to Camp Blanding. Museum is in Clay County, although postal address is Starke which is in Bradford County. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5629 State Route 16 West, Starke FL 32091, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in First Coast

and in Greater Jacksonville.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf

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of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: D Day (a few steps from this marker); 29th Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); The Military Order of the World Wars (a few steps from this marker); Gun, 75 MM, M1897A2 (within shouting distance of this marker); 30th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 31st Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Blanding (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty Bourne (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starke.

Also see . . .
1. Society of the 1st Infantry Division. Website homepage (Submitted on July 14, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

2. Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park. (Submitted on July 14, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021

2. First Infantry Division Marker

First Infantry Division image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021

3. First Infantry Division

Camp Blanding 21 Feb 42 – 22 May 42

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 14, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 14, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.