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

79th Infantry Division

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— Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park —

 
 
79th Infantry Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
1. 79th Infantry Division Marker
Inscription.
Normandy
Southern France
Ardennes Alsace
Rhineland
Central Europe

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 29° 58.809′ N, 81° 59.154′ W. Memorial is near Starke, Florida, in Clay County. It can be reached from the intersection of Tallahassee Street and Minden Street, on the right when traveling south. The memorial stands the Camp Blanding Museum & Memorial Park near the entrance to Camp Blanding. 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: Carriage, Motor, M16 (a few steps from this marker); Infantry Replacement Training Center (a few steps from this marker); Half-Track, M3 (a few steps from this marker); Field Howitzer (a few steps from this marker); American Ex-Prisoners of War (within shouting distance of this marker); M4 "Sherman" Tank (within shouting distance of this marker); 66th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Howitzer, 152MM (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Starke.
 
Also see . . .
1. 79th Infantry Division. US Army Divisions website
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entry (Submitted on November 4, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Camp Blanding Museum. Website homepage (Submitted on November 4, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
79th Infantry Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, August 5, 2021
2. 79th Infantry Division Marker
79th Infantry Division image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, July 13, 2021
3. 79th Infantry Division
Camp Blanding 1 Sep 42 – 3 Mar 43
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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