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Norman L. Lanier Memorial

 
 
Norman L. Lanier Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2022
1. Norman L. Lanier Memorial
Inscription.
In Memory of
Norman L. Lanier

Born March 2, 1925
Killed in Action Oct. 3, 1944
While serving with the 45th Div. 180th Inf.
in Southern France

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 29° 26.827′ N, 96° 23.738′ W. Memorial is in Garwood, Texas, in Colorado County. It is at the intersection of Baxter Street and Mansfield Road, on the right when traveling north on Baxter Street. The marker is located at the base of a large oak tree next to an old church. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Garwood TX 77442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in 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 Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sgt. William Foster Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Garwood (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Producing Gas Well in Colorado County (approx. 0.8 miles away); Nada (approx. 2.9 miles away); Nada Post Office (approx. 2.9 miles away); Frazarville (approx. 6 miles away); Joseph and Rachel Rabb Newman (approx. 7.6 miles away); Lakeside Sugar Refinery (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Garwood.
 
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The Norman L. Lanier Memorial at the base of the oak tree image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2022
2. The Norman L. Lanier Memorial at the base of the oak tree
The view of the Norman L. Lanier Memorial from the street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 25, 2022
3. The view of the Norman L. Lanier Memorial from the street
(the marker is at the base of the left tree)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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