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

Identification Plaque for Borne

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021

1. Identification Plaque for Borne Marker

Inscription. This original Borne above, was donated and presented to the Camp Blanding Museum by the Department of Manche and the City of St Lo, (Normandy, France), it was dedicated on the 9th day of May, 1998, to the memory of the men of the 1st, 29th, 30th, and the 79th Infantry Divisions and the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, all a part of the first Army of the United States of America, who sacrificed their lives in paving the way for the establishment of the “Liberty Road” in Normandy, France in June – August 1944.

Erected by Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Roads & Vehicles • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1938.

Location. 29° 58.853′ N, 81° 59.094′ W. Memorial is near Starke, Florida, in Clay County. It is at the intersection of Tallahassee Street and Florida Route 16, on the right when traveling south on Tallahassee Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5629 Route 16, Starke FL 32091, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in First Coast

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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: Liberty Bourne (here, next to this marker); Truck (within shouting distance of this marker); Medal of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Gun, 75 MM, M1897A2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Gun, 3 Inch M5 (within shouting distance of this marker); Truck, 1 ½-Ton, 4x4 (within shouting distance of this marker); D Day (within shouting distance of this marker); The Military Order of the World Wars (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starke.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021

2. The display

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 326 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.