Battle Creek in Calhoun County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
94th Infantry Division
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, March 9, 2023
1. 94th Infantry Division Marker
This monument is a tribute to the men of the 94th Infantry Division WWII
In recognition of the outstanding war record of the 94th, the Michigan legislature designated on May 15, 2002 a 6 mile portion of 1-94 adjoining this rest stop as the 94th Combat Infantry Division Memorial Highway
Activated Sept. 15, 1942 at Fort Custer, MI.
First U.S. Army division to achieve "expert infantry division recognition”
Landed on Utah Beach Sept 8, 1944
Fought in hedgerows of Brittany in Northern France
Reassigned to General George Patton’s Third Army in the Saar-Moseele triangle
Fought in the Ardennes-Alsace area
Battle of the Bulge
Breached the Siegfried Line
Crossed the Saar River
Became the first unit of Patton’s Third Army to reach the Rhine
Incurred 10,937 casualties including
1087 killed in action
during 209 days in combat
26,638 German soldiers taken prisoner
Erected 2002 by Michigan Legislature.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1942.
Location. 42° 15.795′ N, 85° 13.175′ W. Marker is in Battle Creek, Michigan, in Calhoun County. Memorial can be reached from
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Beckley School (approx. 0.9 miles away); James and Ellen White (approx. 3.7 miles away); Sojourner Truth Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Battle Creek No. 4 Fire Station (approx. 4.1 miles away); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); C. W. Post / C.W. Post Monument (approx. 4.2 miles away); Sojourner Truth Statue (approx. 4.2 miles away); Methodism in Battle Creek (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Battle Creek.
Also see . . . 94th Infantry Division (United States). Excerpt:
With virtually all of the division's personnel having gone off to war without it, the 94th Division existed only on paper when its shoulder sleeve insignia was changed on 5 September 1942 to a half-black, half-gray circle with the Arabic numerals 9 and 4 superimposed in reverse colors. Ten days later, on 15 September 1942, the division was ordered into active military service as the 94th Infantry Division at Fort Custer near Kalamazoo, Michigan.(Submitted on March 11, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, March 9, 2023
2. 94th Infantry Division Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
