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Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Americal Division

Massachusetts National Cemetery

 
 
Americal Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 2, 2021
1. Americal Division Marker
Inscription. Dedicated as an everlasting tribute to all that served with and for the American Division
 
Erected 1985 by Americal Division Veterans Association.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 41° 40.382′ N, 70° 34.918′ W. Memorial is in Bourne, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. It can be reached from the intersection of Memorial Circle and Bennington Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. The marker lies within the Massachusetts National Cemetery’s Memorial Walkway. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Buzzards Bay MA 02542, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: All Sea Service Women (here, next to this marker); American Merchant Marine Veterans (here, next to this marker); 1st Marine Division (here, next to this marker); 4th Infantry (Ivy) Division (here, next to this marker); Twenty and Four Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); China Burma India Veterans WW II (a few steps from this marker); A Memorial For The Deceased (a few steps from this marker); 14th Air Force ~ Flying Tigers (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bourne.
 
Also see . . .
1. Americal Division Veterans Association. Website homepage (Submitted on October 10, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.) 

2. Americal Division. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Americal Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 2, 2021
2. Americal Division Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 10, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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