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Leavenworth in Leavenworth County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Fourth Marine Division

W.W. II 1943-1945

— Semper Fidelis —

 
 
Fourth Marine Division Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2025
1. Fourth Marine Division Memorial
Inscription.

Dedicated to the memory of those who
served with the Fourth Marine Division

Pacific Campaigns
Roi-Namur Jan. 1944 • Saipan June 1944
Tinian July 1944 • Iwo Jima Feb. 1945

When uncommon valor was a common virtue
Admiral C. W. Nimitz, USN
 
Erected by Heartland of America Chapter, Fourth Marine Division Association W.W. II.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, World II. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
 
Location. 39° 16.467′ N, 94° 53.438′ W. Memorial is in Leavenworth, Kansas, in Leavenworth County. It can be reached from Cemetery Road. Monument is along the Leavenworth National Cemetery entrance drive, adjacent to Section 41A. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 150 Muncie Road, Leavenworth KS 66048, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in
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the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Western Branch - National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Leavenworth National Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Memorial Rostrum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grand Army of the Republic/Woman's Relief Corps Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carillon Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); A National Cemetery System (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leavenworth.
 
Fourth Marine Division Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 19, 2025
2. Fourth Marine Division Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 74 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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