Summit Park in Albuquerque in Bernalillo County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Bataan Memorial Park

Dedicated 1943

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023

1. Bataan Memorial Park Marker

Inscription.
A Registered Cultural Property
State of New Mexico A living monument to the soldiers of the 200th and 515th Coast Artillery (AA) regiments who served and sacrificed in the Philippines during World War II.
SR #1783
Historical Society of New Mexico

Erected by Historical Society of New Mexico.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 35° 5.265′ N, 106° 36.335′ W. Memorial is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in Bernalillo County. It is in Summit Park. It is at the intersection of Lomas Boulevard Northeast and Amherst Drive Northeast, on the right when traveling west on Lomas Boulevard Northeast. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3501 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque NM 87106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Republic of Texas.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bataan Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 200th & 515th Coast Artillery (Anti Aircraft) Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 536 Hermosa Dr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); 444 Amherst Dr. NE (approx. 0.2 miles away); 505 Solano Dr. NE (approx. ¼ mile away); 438 Hermosa Dr. NE (approx. ¼ mile away); 436 Hermosa Drive NE (approx. ¼ mile away); 444 Solano Drive NE (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albuquerque.

Also see . . .
1. Bataan Memorial Park. The City of Albuquerque dedicated the park in 1943, while World War II was still raging. (Submitted on November 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Battle of Bataan. After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, they invaded Luzon, Philippines in January 1942. Despite insufficient supplies, American and Filipino troops were able to fight for three months. Eventually, they surrendered to Japanese troops and were forced into the Bataan Death March — where some of the most horrific war crimes were committed by the Japanese.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023

2. Bataan Memorial Park Marker

(National World War II Museum) (Submitted on November 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Bataan Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 11, 2023

3. Bataan Memorial

The memorial and park honor the 1,816 men, mostly from New Mexico, of the 200th and 515th Coast Artillery Regiment. Of them, 829 died in battle against the Japanese, during a "death march" to Japanese concentration camps or shortly after being liberated (usually from malnourishment and/or mistreatment).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 479 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.