Fort Campbell in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Private George Watson
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
1. Private George Watson Marker
92S - Shower & Laundry Specialist, 2nd Battalion, 29th Quartermaster Regiment
For heroic service on 8 March 1943 Porlock Harbor, New Guinea
"There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends"
Erected 2022 by 101st Lifeliner Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Heroes.
Location. 36° 38.01′ N, 87° 27.164′ W. Memorial is in Fort Campbell, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is on Tennessee Avenue north of 19th Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the campus of Fort Campbell. Visitors must access the base via Gate 7 to access marker. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Fort Campbell KY 42223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sustainment Brigade Heraldry (within shouting distance of this marker); Avillan Murray Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II 1942 - 1945 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Challenge of Air Assault Logistics (within shouting distance of this marker); Pentomic Division 1956 - 1964 (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam 1965 - 1972 (within shouting distance of this marker); Desert Shield/Desert Storm 1990 - 1991 (within shouting distance of this marker); 716th Military Police Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Campbell.
Also see . . . Private George Watson's Medal of Honor. The National WWII Museum New Orleans (Submitted on June 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
2. Private George Watson Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 4, 2024
3. Private George Watson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 9, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
