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Rainbow Division

 
 
Rainbow Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, February 5, 2023
1. Rainbow Division Marker
Inscription.
Only God can make a tree. -Kilmer

In memory of the dead of the Rainbow Division
A.E.F.

This grove was dedicated May 30, 1935 by the California Chapter Rainbow Division Veterans

Frank O. Johnson, President. Maynard Bledsoe, Secretary. A. C. Davis, K. A. Sutherland, Wm. Williamson, Committee on memorials
 
Erected 1935 by California Chapter Rainbow Division Veterans.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 34° 1.072′ N, 118° 17.25′ W. Memorial is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in South Los Angeles. It is on Exposition Way, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Exposition Way, Los Angeles CA 90037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in California’s Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Exposition Park and USC (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Citius Altius Fortius (about 400 feet away); Mudd Memorial Hall (about 400 feet away); Exposition Park Rose Garden (about 400 feet away); Rose Garden (about 500 feet away); Natural History Museum (about 500 feet away); Last External Tank on Earth
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(about 600 feet away); A World-Class University (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
 
Rainbow Division Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, February 5, 2023
2. Rainbow Division Marker
Looking northwest towards USC.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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