Pineville in Rapides Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Third Armored Division Remembers France, Belgium & Germany

June 1944 to May 1945

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 21, 2022

1. Third Armored Division Remembers France, Belgium & Germany Marker

Inscription.
Battle Stars Awarded:
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes
Central Europe

Erected 1994.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II.

Location. 31° 22.217′ N, 92° 24.218′ 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 World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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: Louisiana Army National Guard Desert Storm Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); 88th Engineer Heavy Ponton Battalion (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 (within shouting distance of 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.

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 21, 2022

2. Third Armored Division Remembers France, Belgium & Germany Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 3, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 3, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.