Wayne Township in Richmond in Wayne County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1st Marine Div — Guadalcanal

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023

1. 1st Marine Div — Guadalcanal Marker

Inscription.
7 Aug - 22 Dec 1942
First ground offensive in Pacific
US KIA 620 — WIA 1517
Japanese KIA 30,000
Awarded Presidential Unit Citation

SSG Joseph A. Burgess 41-44
1st BN 1st Marines 1st Marine Div
[Second bench]
LTC Crozier A. Franklin • MM3 Morris N. Franklin

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 7, 1942.

Location. 39° 49.905′ N, 84° 53.999′ W. Memorial is in Richmond, Indiana, in Wayne County. It is in Wayne Township. It is on Remembering Veterans Drive north of Johnson Street, on the left when traveling north. Bench is in Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Richmond IN 47374, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wayne County World War II Memorial (here, next to this marker); M60 Tank CBTF/T (a few steps from this marker); World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); Wayne County Korean War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Memorial Bench

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Honoring Women Veterans (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

1st Marine Div — Guadalcanal Marker (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023

2. 1st Marine Div — Guadalcanal Marker (back)

1st Marine Div — Guadalcanal Marker (second bench) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 29, 2023

3. 1st Marine Div — Guadalcanal Marker (second bench)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.