Pineville in Rapides Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
88th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 21, 2022
1. 88th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion Marker
Activated June 1941 Camp Beauregard, Louisiana
Deactivated November 1945 Camp Bowie Texas
Participated in training maneuvers
Sep 1941 Louisiana Oct 1941 Carolina Jul 1942 Louisiana Jun 1943 Desert Arizona.
Active Service in the European Theatre of Operations under the Third U.S. Army
Participated in five Campaigns
Normandy Northern France Ardennes Rhineland Central Europe.
Active Operations in
France Luxembourg Belgium Germany Austria Czechoslovakia
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1941.
Location. 31° 22.217′ N, 92° 24.217′ W. Memorial is in Pineville, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish. It is on E Street near 3rd Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Pineville LA 71360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Central Louisiana and in Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Third Armored Division Remembers France, Belgium & Germany (here, next to this marker); Louisiana Army National Guard Desert Storm Memorial (here, next to this marker); Dedicated to the Soldiers of the Spearhead Division (here, next to this marker); Purple Heart Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Camp Beauregard - 761st Tank Battalion (a few steps from this marker); M3 37mm Anti-Tank Gun (a few steps from this marker); Caterpillar No. 33 Pull Grader (within shouting distance of this marker); M5 3" Anti-Tank Gun (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pineville.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 21, 2022
2. 88th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 398 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
