Near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

1. 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division Marker

Inscription.
To honor all of those who served in
the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division.

Aug. 13, 1917 World War I May 17, 1919
Campaigns: Lorraine, Champagne, Aisne-Marne
St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne.

July 14, 1943 World War II July 14, 1946
Campaigns: Rhineland, Central Europe, Ardennes

Dedicated Oct. 10, 1989

Erected 1989 by the Rainbow Division Veterans Auxiliary.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 40° 6.25′ N, 75° 28.39′ W. Memorial is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It can be reached from Valley Forge Road. Monument is on the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge campus. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1601 Valley Forge Road, Phoenixville PA 19460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The 25th Infantry Division (here, next to this marker); 87th Infantry Division (here, next to this marker); 63rd Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); 102d Infantry Division

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(a few steps from this marker); Second "Indianhead" Division (a few steps from this marker); 65th Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); 69th Infantry Division (a few steps from this marker); U. S. Army Special Forces (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.

Also see . . .
1. 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division Association. (Submitted on September 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Submitted on September 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023

2. 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division Marker

Henry Knox Building in background

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.