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112th Machine Gun Company

 
 
112th Machine Gun Company Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 23, 2009
1. 112th Machine Gun Company Memorial
Inscription.
(Front):
In Memoriam
to the men
who served in
the 112th Machine Gun Co.
28th Division
1917 - 1919

(Back):
112th Machine Gun Co.
Campaigns Dates - 1918
Champagne June 28 - July 14
Champagne-Marne July 15-July 18
Aisne-Marne July 19 - Aug. 6
Champagne Aug. 7 - Aug. 17
Oise-Aisne Aug. 18 - Sept. 7
Lorraine Sept. 19 - Sept. 25
Meuse-Argonne Sept. 26 - Oct. 10
Lorraine Oct. 16 - Nov. 11

20 men killed in action

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 40° 46.795′ N, 77° 47.785′ W. Memorial is near Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It is in Harris Township. It is at the intersection of Old Boalsburg Road and Old Boalsburg Road (U.S. 322), on the right when traveling north on Old Boalsburg Road. Located to the east of the parking area for the Pennsylvania Military Museum. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Boalsburg PA 16827, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Pennsylvania Wilds. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: M114A2 Towed 155mm Howitzer (within shouting distance of this marker); Headquarters Troop 28th Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 28th Division Shrine (within shouting distance of this marker);
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M4A1(76)W General Sherman Tank (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ordnance QF, 4.5-inch Howitzer Mark II (about 400 feet away); 103rd Engineers (about 400 feet away); Coshocton Train Wreck (about 500 feet away); 28th Signal Battalion (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boalsburg.
 
Back of Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 23, 2009
2. Back of Memorial
HQ Troop Memorial, Howitzer, and 112th MG Company Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Swain
3. HQ Troop Memorial, Howitzer, and 112th MG Company Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 817 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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