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

31st Infantry Division

"Dixie Division"

— Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park —

 
 
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
1. 31st Infantry Division Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated to
All Who Served Their Country
So Honorably and Proudly
World War II

 
Erected by 31st Infantry “Dixie” Division Society.
 
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 and Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker stands within the Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park, near the entrance to Camp Blanding. The 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 FL-16, 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
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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: 30th 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) (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. Thirty-first "Dixie" Division. Encyclopedia of Alabama website entry (Submitted on October 8, 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.)
 
31st Infantry Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
2. 31st Infantry Division Marker
31st Infantry Division image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
3. 31st Infantry Division
Camp Blanding 22 Dec 40 – 23 Feb 42
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 15, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 13, 2026