South Downtown in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Southwest Asia Campaign (Persian Gulf Conflict)

Desert Shield/Desert Storm/Provide Comfort

— August 2, 1990 - —

Southwest Asia Campaign Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dave W, September 2, 2022

1. Southwest Asia Campaign Marker

Inscription.

Southwest Asia Campaign (Persian Gulf Conflict). Desert Shield/Desert Storm/Provide Comfort. , "The Soldier above all other people prays for peace for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." General Douglas MacArthur, Georgia remembers its citizen/soldier , Participation and sacrifices for duty, honor, country, Killed in Action. SFC William C. Bruce . Airman Christopher B. Brown . Airman Larry M. Clark . SSgt Marc H. Cleyman . CWO3 Robert J. Hughes . CPL Phillip J. Jones . CWO1 John Morgan . CWO Hal H. Reichle . Major Marie T. Rossi . DC3rd Class Timothy B. Seay . PFC Robert C. Wade . PFC Charles S. Walker . SPC James E. Worthy, Prisoner of War. CWO4 Guy Hunter . Captain Harry M. Roberts, Jr., Wounded in Action. 14, Active Duty/Reserve/Guard Units, Army. Fort Benning , 197th Inf. Bd (Mech) (Sep) . 36th Engineer Gp . 34th Medical Bn . 6th Bn 159th Avn Regt (121st ARCOM), Fort Gordon , 63rd Sig Bn . Co. C, 92nd Eng Bn, Fort Gillem , Hq; Second U.S. Army . 547th EODCT . 3rd MP GP (CID) . Rg Atlanta . 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) . 92nd Engineer Battalion . HHC, 260th Quartermaster Battalion . 632nd Maintenance Company . 38th Explosive Ordnance Detachment . 24th Finance Support Unit . 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment . Company B, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation . 24th Personnel Service Company . 23rd Replacement Detachment . 50th Public Affairs Team . 82nd Ordnance Detachment . 83rd Ordnance Detachment, Fort McPherson , Hq Forces, Command . Third U.S. Army, Fort Stewart , 154th Ordnance Detachment . 178th Ordnance Detachment . 153rd Maintenance Detachment . 148th Engineer Detachment . 3rd Platoon, 498th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) . 110th Quartermaster Company (Petroleum) . 24th Ordnance Company . 51st Transportation Detachment . 84th Transportation Company . 416th Transport Company . 547th Medical Company . Detachment 2, 507th Tactical Air Control Wing . Detachment 21, 5th Weather Squadron , Hunter Army Airfield , 1st Bn 75th Ranger Regt . 3rd Bn 160th Sp Ops Av Regt, Army National Guard , 190th Military Police Co (Atlanta) . 138th Medical Co (Atlanta) . 1148th Transportation Co (Augusta) . 165th Heavy Maint Supply Co (Savannah) . Hq, 265th Engr Group (Marietta) . 122nd Read Area Ops Center (Lawrenceville) . 166th Maint Co (Hinesville) . 202nd Explosive Ordnance Det (Ft Gillem) . 124th Public Affairs Det (Atlanta) . GA Health Svs Liaison Det (Ft. Gordon) . 48th Inf. Bd (Mech) (42 units from 36 cities), Air National Guard , 224th Joint Com Sup Sqdn (Brunswick) . 111th TAC Control Party Flt (Brunswick) . 116th TAC Hosp (Dobbins AFB) . 116th Security Police Flt (Dobbins AFB) . 116th Services Flight (Dobbins AFB) . 116th Resources Mgmt Sqdn (Dobbins AFB) . 165th Resources Mgmt Sqdn (Garden City) . 165th Mobile Aerial Port Sqdn (Garden City) . 165th Security Police Flt (Garden City), 81st U.S. Army Reserve Command , 3297th U.S. Army Hospital (Chamblee) . 3299th U.S. Army Dental Svc. Detachment (Chamblee) . 461st Personnel Svc Co. (East Point) . 145th Medical Det. (Dobbins AFB) . FORSCOM Augmentation Unit (Ft. McPherson) . 433rd Chemical Det. (Chamblee) . 317th Military History Det (East Point) . 1015th Maintenance Co. (Ft. Gillem) . Third U.S. Army (Ft. McPherson) . 421st Quartermaster Co. (Air Drop Supply) (Tifton) . 429th Medical Bn. (Savannah) . 319th Transportation Co. (Medium Truck Petroleum) (Augusta) . 382nd Field Hospital (Augusta) . 988th Supply Co. (Repair Parts) (GS) (Dublin) . 341st AG Co. (Postal) (Athens) . 209th Broadcast PA Det. (Rome), Marines. 6th Marine Corps District (Atlanta), 4th Force Service Support Group , Hq and Service Co. (Marietta) . 2nd Beach and Port Co., 4th Landing Support Sn (Savannah) . Ammo Plt. Ammo Co., 4th Supply Bn (Rome) . Det. 1, Supply Co., 4th Supply Bn (Albany) . 1st Auto Contact Maintenance Plt. Motor Transport Maint. Co., 4th Maint. Bn (Augusta), Marine Aircraft Group 49, (Det. B) (Marietta) , HMA-773, Marine Attack Helicopter Squadron Battery B, Low Altitude Air Defense Bn, Navy. Naval Air Station Atlanta , VA 205 . Key West Medical/Dental 0167 . NORA 1567 . Atlantic Intelligence Command . NAS Jacksonville 0167 . NAS Cecil Field 0667 . Naval Investigative Service . Attack Squadron Augmentation Unit 2267 . NS Rota 0167 . Commander in Chief U.S. Navy Europe . CV 59 USS Forrestal . 4th Marine Air Wing Medical . CV 60 USS Saratoga . NAS Atlanta Medical/Dental 0167, Naval Reserve Center Columbus , RNMCB 24 Det 1624 . CBC Gulfport . AD 19 Det 109 . Fleet Hospital 14 Det. C . Fleet Hospital 20 . AD-19 Yosemite, Naval Reserve Center Macon , Neat Unit 208 . NAVSTA CHASN D 108 . DD 989 Devo 8908, Naval Reserve Readiness Center Atlanta , CINCEUR . MSCO . Med IMA 10802A . CHB 11 . RNMCB 24 Det. 1124 . 3RNCR . 4th FSSG Hsgn Grpaid . CHB 11 . NAVINFO SE ATL 108 . SECGRU . ABFC . PERSMOBTM . NAVCOMSTA Iceland 108 . 24 DENCO . MIUW . Fleet Hospital 14 Det. A, Air Force. Robins AFB , 5th Combat Commo Group . 19th Air Refueling Wing . 2955th Combat Logistics Support Squadron . 2853rd Security Police Squadron . Warner Robins Air Logistics Center . 402nd Combat Logistics Support Squadron . 13th USAF Contingency Hospital, Moody AFB , 69th Fighter Squadron , Dobbins AFB , 94th Tactical Airlift Wind . 84th Medical Squadron . 84th Airlift Control Flight . 64th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Coast Guard. Marine Safety Office Savannah . Air Station Savannah . Station, St. Simons Island . Station, Tybee Island . Cutter Key Largo . Reserve Unit Savannah . Reserve Unit Air Station Savannah . Reserve Unit Atlanta . Reserve Unit St. Simons Island

"The Soldier above all other people prays for peace for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." General Douglas MacArthur

Georgia remembers its citizen/soldier
Participation and sacrifices for duty, honor, country

Killed in Action SFC William C. Bruce • Airman Christopher B. Brown • Airman Larry M. Clark • SSgt Marc H. Cleyman • CWO3 Robert J. Hughes • CPL Phillip J. Jones • CWO1 John Morgan • CWO Hal H. Reichle • Major Marie T. Rossi • DC3rd Class Timothy B. Seay • PFC Robert C. Wade • PFC Charles S. Walker • SPC James E. Worthy

Prisoner of War CWO4 Guy Hunter • Captain Harry M. Roberts, Jr.

Wounded in Action 14

Active Duty/Reserve/Guard Units

Army Fort Benning
197th Inf. Bd (Mech) (Sep) • 36th Engineer Gp • 34th Medical Bn • 6th Bn 159th Avn Regt (121st ARCOM)

Fort Gordon
63rd Sig Bn • Co. C, 92nd Eng Bn

Fort Gillem
Hq; Second U.S. Army • 547th EODCT • 3rd MP GP (CID) • Rg Atlanta • 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) • 92nd Engineer Battalion • HHC, 260th Quartermaster Battalion • 632nd Maintenance Company • 38th Explosive Ordnance Detachment • 24th Finance Support

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Unit • 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment • Company B, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation • 24th Personnel Service Company • 23rd Replacement Detachment • 50th Public Affairs Team • 82nd Ordnance Detachment • 83rd Ordnance Detachment

Fort McPherson
Hq Forces, Command • Third U.S. Army

Fort Stewart
154th Ordnance Detachment • 178th Ordnance Detachment • 153rd Maintenance Detachment • 148th Engineer Detachment • 3rd Platoon, 498th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) • 110th Quartermaster Company (Petroleum) • 24th Ordnance Company • 51st Transportation Detachment • 84th Transportation Company • 416th Transport Company • 547th Medical Company • Detachment 2, 507th Tactical Air Control Wing • Detachment 21, 5th Weather Squadron

Hunter Army Airfield
1st Bn 75th Ranger Regt • 3rd Bn 160th Sp Ops Av Regt

Army National Guard
190th Military Police Co (Atlanta) • 138th Medical Co (Atlanta) • 1148th Transportation Co (Augusta) • 165th Heavy Maint Supply Co (Savannah) • Hq, 265th Engr Group (Marietta) • 122nd Read Area Ops Center (Lawrenceville) • 166th Maint Co (Hinesville) • 202nd Explosive Ordnance Det (Ft Gillem)

Southwest Asia Campaign (Persian Gulf Conflict) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, September 2, 2024

2. Southwest Asia Campaign (Persian Gulf Conflict) Marker

• 124th Public Affairs Det (Atlanta) • GA Health Svs Liaison Det (Ft. Gordon) • 48th Inf. Bd (Mech) (42 units from 36 cities)

Air National Guard
224th Joint Com Sup Sqdn (Brunswick) • 111th TAC Control Party Flt (Brunswick) • 116th TAC Hosp (Dobbins AFB) • 116th Security Police Flt (Dobbins AFB) • 116th Services Flight (Dobbins AFB) • 116th Resources Mgmt Sqdn (Dobbins AFB) • 165th Resources Mgmt Sqdn (Garden City) • 165th Mobile Aerial Port Sqdn (Garden City) • 165th Security Police Flt (Garden City)

81st U.S. Army Reserve Command
3297th U.S. Army Hospital (Chamblee) • 3299th U.S. Army Dental Svc. Detachment (Chamblee) • 461st Personnel Svc Co. (East Point) • 145th Medical Det. (Dobbins AFB) • FORSCOM Augmentation Unit (Ft. McPherson) • 433rd Chemical Det. (Chamblee) • 317th Military History Det (East Point) • 1015th Maintenance Co. (Ft. Gillem) • Third U.S. Army (Ft. McPherson) • 421st Quartermaster Co. (Air Drop Supply) (Tifton) • 429th Medical Bn. (Savannah) • 319th Transportation Co. (Medium Truck Petroleum) (Augusta) • 382nd Field Hospital (Augusta) • 988th Supply Co. (Repair Parts) (GS) (Dublin) • 341st AG Co. (Postal)

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(Athens) • 209th Broadcast PA Det. (Rome)

Marines 6th Marine Corps District (Atlanta)

4th Force Service Support Group
Hq & Service Co. (Marietta) • 2nd Beach & Port Co., 4th Landing Support Sn (Savannah) • Ammo Plt. Ammo Co., 4th Supply Bn (Rome) • Det. 1, Supply Co., 4th Supply Bn (Albany) • 1st Auto Contact Maintenance Plt. Motor Transport Maint. Co., 4th Maint. Bn (Augusta)

Marine Aircraft Group 49, (Det. B) (Marietta)
HMA-773, Marine Attack Helicopter Squadron Battery B, Low Altitude Air Defense Bn

Navy Naval Air Station Atlanta
VA 205 • Key West Medical/Dental 0167 • NORA 1567 • Atlantic Intelligence Command • NAS Jacksonville 0167 • NAS Cecil Field 0667 • Naval Investigative Service • Attack Squadron Augmentation Unit 2267 • NS Rota 0167 • Commander in Chief U.S. Navy Europe • CV 59 USS Forrestal • 4th Marine Air Wing Medical • CV 60 USS Saratoga • NAS Atlanta Medical/Dental 0167

Naval Reserve Center Columbus
RNMCB 24 Det 1624 • CBC Gulfport • AD 19 Det 109 • Fleet Hospital 14 Det. C • Fleet Hospital 20 • AD-19 Yosemite

Naval Reserve Center Macon
Neat Unit 208 • NAVSTA CHASN D 108 • DD 989 Devo 8908

Naval Reserve Readiness Center Atlanta
CINCEUR • MSCO • Med IMA 10802A • CHB 11 • RNMCB 24 Det. 1124 • 3RNCR • 4th FSSG Hsgn Grpaid • CHB 11 • NAVINFO SE ATL 108 • SECGRU • ABFC • PERSMOBTM • NAVCOMSTA Iceland 108 • 24 DENCO • MIUW • Fleet Hospital 14 Det. A

Air Force Robins AFB
5th Combat Commo Group • 19th Air Refueling Wing • 2955th Combat Logistics Support Squadron • 2853rd Security Police Squadron • Warner Robins Air Logistics Center • 402nd Combat Logistics Support Squadron • 13th USAF Contingency Hospital

Moody AFB
69th Fighter Squadron

Dobbins AFB
94th Tactical Airlift Wind • 84th Medical Squadron • 84th Airlift Control Flight • 64th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron

Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Savannah • Air Station Savannah • Station, St. Simons Island • Station, Tybee Island • Cutter Key Largo • Reserve Unit Savannah • Reserve Unit Air Station Savannah • Reserve Unit Atlanta • Reserve Unit St. Simons Island

Erected 1993.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm.

Location. 33° 44.962′ N, 84° 23.2′ W. Memorial is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in South Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of Piedmont Avenue Southeast and Martin Luther King Jr Drive Southeast, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 200 Piedmont Ave SE, Atlanta GA 30334, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

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: The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (here, next to this marker); Vietnam (here, next to this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Korean War (a few steps from this marker); "All Gave Some - Some Gave All" (a few steps from this marker); Spanish War Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Atlanta War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Georgia Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 670 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 9, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. 2. submitted on September 4, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.