Garden City in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rainbow Division Monument
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
1. Rainbow Division Monument Marker (Facing North)
To All Who Fought For Their Country
Camp Albert L. Mills
Birthplace of the Rainbow Division
West Face:
19171919
To The Rainbow Division
Which first occupied Camp Mills, and which went forth to glorious victories on the battlefields of France. This monument is erected by its veterans.
Its mission fulfilled, it vanished to appear no more. But its name and fame will live to hearten future generations to answer their countrys call.
Killed in action 2,950
Wounded in action 13,292
East Face:
The 42nd U.S. Infantry Division
Rainbow Division
83rd Infantry Brigade
165th Infantry New York
166th Infantry Ohio
150th Machine Gun Battalion Wisconsin
84th Infantry Brigade
167th Infantry Alabama
168th Infantry Iowa
151st Machine Gun Battalion Georgia
149th Machine Gun Battalion Pennsylvania
67th Field Artillery Brigade
149th F.A. (75 M.M. Guns) Illinois
150th F.A. (155 M.M. Howitzers) Indiana
151st F.A. (75 M.M. Guns) Minnesota
117th Headquarters Troop Louisiana
117th Engineers California-South Carolina
117th Field Signal Battalion Missouri
117th Train HeadquartersMilitary Police Virginia
117th Ammunition Train Kansas
117th Supply Train Texas
117th Trench Mortar Battalion Maryland
117th Engineer Train North Carolina
Ambulance Companies
165th New Jersey
166th Tennessee
167th Oklahoma
168th Michigan
Field Hospitals
165th District of Columbia
166th Nebraska
167th Oregon
168th Colorado
The division consisted of approximately 27,000 men from the National Guard regiments of 26 states & the District of Columbia
Pedestal:
Champagne-Marne Aisne-Marne St. Mihiel Luneville Baccarat Souain-Champagne Essey-Pannes Argonne-Meuse Army of Occupation
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in
this page online
Location. 40° 43.618′ N, 73° 37.248′ W. Monument is in Garden City, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of Rainbow Place and Clinton Road, on the left when traveling south on Rainbow Place. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Garden City NY 11530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Rainbow Division Monument (a few steps from this marker); Camp Albert Mills (within shouting distance of this marker); Curtiss Engineering Corporation (about 600 feet away, measured in a
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
2. Rainbow Division Monument (Facing West)
Also see . . . 42nd Infantry Division (United States) (Wikipedia).
The 42nd Division was assembled in August 1917 at Camp Mills, New York, four months after the American entry into World War I. The 42nd arrived at the Western Front of Belgium and France in November 1917, one of the first divisions of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) to do so, under the command of Mann, although he was soon to be replaced by Major General Charles T. Menoher, who remained in this position for the rest of the war. Colonel Douglas MacArthur was the division's chief of staff until assigned command of its 84th Brigade.(Submitted on October 7, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
3. Rainbow Division Monument (Facing South)
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
4. Rainbow Division Monument (Facing East)
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
5. Rainbow Division Monument
The Rainbow Monument is located in a park near the former site of Camp Albert Mills.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 7, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
