Stanley in Mountrail County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

War Mules

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2022

1. War Mules Marker

Inscription.
This bronze statue is of a combat soldier on the Burma Trail, an almost forgotten part of WW II. It is to honor all Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, and Sailors. We thank them for their service and the contributions they and their families made to keep our great nation free.

A.R. Addicott, Artist

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 48° 18.719′ N, 102° 22.559′ W. Memorial is in Stanley, North Dakota, in Mountrail County. It is on State Highway 8 0.3 miles north of U.S. 2, on the right when traveling north. Marker and sculpture are located in Stanley Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Stanley ND 58784, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in North Dakota’s Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation,

and in the Bakken Oil Patch.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Also see . . .
1. The Amazing Story of U.S. Army Mules. American Mule Museum website entry (Submitted on October 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Burma Road. Wikipedia entry:

The road is 717 miles long and runs through rough mountain country. The sections from Kunming to the Burmese border were built by 200,000 Burmese and Chinese laborers during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 and completed by 1938 in order to circumvent the Japanese blockade of China. During World War II, the Allies used the Burma Road to transport materiel to China.

(Submitted on July 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

War Mules Marker & Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2022

2. War Mules Marker & Sculpture

(looking east • Stanley Veterans Memorial Park in background)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2022

3. War Mules Marker & Sculpture

War Mules Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 25, 2022

4. War Mules Sculpture

(looking northwest • North Dakota Highway 8 in background)

The Mars Task Force on the move in Burma during World War II. image. Click for full size.

via American Mule Museum, 1945

5. The Mars Task Force on the move in Burma during World War II.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 598 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 29, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 5. submitted on October 15, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.