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63rd Infantry Division

Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park

 
 
63rd Infantry Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
1. 63rd Infantry Division Marker
Inscription.
63rd
Infantry
Division

☆ ☆ ☆

Ardennes – Alsace • Rhineland • Central Europe

Battle Casualties – 8019

“Blood and Fire”
Activated June 1943 – Deactivated Sept 1945

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 29° 58.822′ N, 81° 59.165′ W. Memorial is in Starke, Florida, in Clay County. It can be reached from the intersection of State Route 16 West and Tallahassee Street, on the right when traveling east. The memorial is located within the Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park, near the entrance to Camp Blanding. The museum is in Clay County, although the 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 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: M4 "Sherman" Tank (here, next to this marker); Field Howitzer (a few steps from this marker); American Ex-Prisoners of War (a few steps from this marker); 66th Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); Half-Track, M3 (a few steps from this marker); Carriage, Motor, M16
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(a few steps from this marker); 43rd Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); Infantry Replacement Training Center (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starke.
 
63rd Infantry Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 5, 2021
2. 63rd Infantry Division Marker
63rd Infantry Division image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
3. 63rd Infantry Division
Camp Blanding 15 Jun 43 – 22 Aug 43
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 343 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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