Fort Snelling in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Fourth Marine Division Memorial
Fourth Marine Division Association
Photographed by Don Morfe, February 19, 2007
1. Fourth Marine Division Memorial Marker
In memoriam to the 3298 men of the Fourth Marine Division of WW II who fell in battle, the 14424 wounded in action and those of us who have joined them. Semper Fidels
Roi Namur Marshall Is. 2-1-1944; Saipan Marianas Is. 6-15-1944; Iwo Jima Volcano Is. 2-19-1945-Awarded two Presidential Unit Citations.
Dedicated by Chapter 28 North-Central 1996
Erected 1996.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 44° 52.048′ N, 93° 13.224′ W. Memorial is in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is on Rosewald Street. The marker is located on Mallon Road within Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7601 34th Avenue South (Cemetery entrance), Minneapolis MN 55450, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Four Marine Raider Battalions Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 1st Infantry Division (about 800 feet away); Rodney J. Putz (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fort Snelling's Later Uses (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fort Snelling 18611946 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Growth and Change at the Fort (approx. 1.8 miles away); Life Underfoot (approx. 1.8 miles away); Military Training at Fort Snelling (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Snelling.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on July 8, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo 1. submitted on August 22, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
