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

30th Infantry Division

“Old Hickory”

— Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park —

 
 
30th Infantry Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
1. 30th Infantry Division Marker
Inscription.
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes - Alsace
Central Europe

Workhorse of the Western Front


 
Erected 1990 by 30th Infantry Division Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 29° 58.88′ N, 81° 59.116′ W. Memorial is near Starke, Florida, in Clay County. It can be reached from the intersection of Florida Route 16 W and Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east. Located within the Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park, near the entrance to Camp Blanding. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5629 FL-16 W, 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 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: 31st Infantry Division (here, next to this marker); Gun, 75 MM, M1897A2 (within shouting distance of this marker); 29th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 36th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); D Day (within shouting distance of this marker); Truck, 1 ½-Ton, 4x4 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Duck: Amphibian (Dukw)
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(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Truck (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starke.
 
Also see . . .
1. History of the 30th Infantry Division. The Old Hickory Association website entry (Submitted on October 10, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park. (Submitted on July 15, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
 
30th Infantry Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
2. 30th Infantry Division Marker
30th Infantry Division image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
3. 30th Infantry Division
Camp Blanding 6 Oct 42 – 30 May 43
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 26, 2026