Catonsville in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fifth Marine Division Association Memorial
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2019
1. Fifth Marine Division Association Memorial
Japan 1945
Vietnam 1966-1970
Erected 1996.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Vietnam • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 39° 16.56′ N, 76° 42.399′ W. Memorial is in Catonsville, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is at the intersection of Rostrom Drive West and Outer Drive, on the left when traveling west on Rostrom Drive West. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5501 Frederick Ave, Catonsville MD 21228, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War II Marine Divisions Memorial (here, next to this marker); Fourth Marine Division Assoc W.W. II (here, next to this marker); Sixth Marine Division Association Memorial (here, next to this marker); 3rd Marine Division Association Memorial (here, next to this marker); 2nd Marine Division Association (a few steps from this marker); First Marine Division Association Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Address by President Lincoln (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Catonsville.
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 9, 2019
2. World War II Marine Divisions Memorials
The six individual Marine Division memorials are positioned in sequence, in a large semi-circle, with three on each side of the flag pole.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
