Dunedin in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 7, 2018

1. The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked Marker

Inscription. The LVT (amtrac) is an amphibious vehicle designed from Donald Roebling's Alligator for military operations on land and sea. 18,000 + were produced between 1941 and 1945. Originally built in Dunedin FL, LVTs played a significant role in our victory in WWII.

The Dunedin LVTs and the Marines stationed in Dunedin served in the first major land offensive in the pacific, Guadalcanal, in 1942 exactly 8 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In a letter sent from Okinawa in 1945, USMC Major General Roy S. Geiger called LVTs “the work horses of the Marine Corps. Except for the 'amtracs' it would have been impossible for our troops to get ashore on Tarawa, Saipan, Guam or Pelelieu without taking severe, if not prohibitive losses.”

The Dunedin LVT honors Donald Roebling, the history of LVTs, the Spirit of America, Dunedin, the 1st Marine Corps LVT Battalion established in Dunedin and those that followed, all Veterans, and all who served Our Nation.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 28° 0.273′ N, 82° 47.287′ W. Memorial is in Dunedin, Florida, in Pinellas County. It is on Douglas Avenue, on the right when traveling south

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. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 360 Douglas Avenue, Dunedin FL 34698, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Florida’s Gulf Coast

and on Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Revolutionary War Patriots (approx. half a mile away); Orange Belt Railway Station (approx. half a mile away); The American's Creed / In Grateful Remembrance (approx. half a mile away); Votes For Women (approx. half a mile away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dunedin's African-American Community (approx. one mile away); Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. Willis Stanley Blatchley (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunedin.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 7, 2018

2. The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, April 7, 2018

3. The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked Marker

Plaques on both sides of the marker list the supporting benefactors or honorees of the Dunedin LVT project.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2018, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,617 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on July 25, 2024, by Quinton Spiaggi of Palm Harbor, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2018, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.