Fort Campbell in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

World War II 1942 - 1945

101st Sustainment Brigade

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

1. 101st Sustainment Brigade Marker

Inscription. Logistics units supporting a WWII Airborne Division were austere. The Division depended on one medical Company, one quartermaster Company, and one ordnance Company to coordinate sustainment. Supplies were delivered by parachute drop and glider insertion. Major resupplies were conducted on D-Day, during Market Garden, and in the defense of Bastogne.

Photo captions:
(Top left): Bundles of supplies were prepackaged and prepared for aerial delivery to support the Division in Normandy.
(Top right): Vital resupply of artillery shells arrived by glider inside the Bastogne perimeter.
(Bottom left): Bridges and river- and canal- crossings were crucial during Market-Garden.
(Bottom right): Airborne resupply at Bastogne.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 36° 38.028′ N, 87° 27.157′ W. Marker is in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is on Kentucky Ave north of 19th Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the campus of Fort Campbell. Visitors must access the base via Gate 7 to access marker. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Campbell KY 42223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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: The Challenge of Air Assault Logistics (here, next to this

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marker); Sustainment Brigade Heraldry (here, next to this marker); Pentomic Division 1956 - 1964 (here, next to this marker); Vietnam 1965 - 1972 (here, next to this marker); Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1990 - 1991 (here, next to this marker); OEF 2001-2002 nd OIF 2003-2004 (a few steps from this marker); Modularity & Modern Sustainment 2007 (a few steps from this marker); Military Police and Air Defense Artillery (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Campbell.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024

2. 101st Sustainment Brigade Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.