Fort Bragg in Fayetteville in Cumberland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

307th Airborne Engineer Battalion

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009

1. 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion Marker

Inscription.
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary
of the Crossing of the Waal River
Honoring our KIA's - MIA's
September 20, 1944
“C” Company, 307th Engineer Battalion
was in the assault wave with the
Third Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
that crossed the Waal River to capture the
Nijmegen Bridge in what was one of the
most heroic actions of World War II

Erected 1994 by 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is September 20, 1944.

Location. 35° 7.797′ N, 79° 1.337′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. It is in Fort Bragg. It can be reached from Ardennes Street. Monument is in the memorial plaza near the entrance to the 82d Airborne Division Museum, Building C-6841, off Ardennes Street near Gela Street. Access is restricted due to Fort Bragg being an active military installation. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6238 Ardennes St, Fort Bragg NC 28307, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 328th Infantry Rock (a few steps from this marker); 4th Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment (a few steps from this

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marker); Fairchild C-123-K (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas C-47 (within shouting distance of this marker); 82d Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); UH-1A Iroquois Utility Helicopter (within shouting distance of this marker); Fairchild C-119 (within shouting distance of this marker); M-551A1 Sheridan Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Also see . . . 307th Abn Engr Bn. (Submitted on June 4, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

307th Airborne Engineer Battalion Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009

2. 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion Memorial

At far right distance.

307th Airborne Engineer Battalion Emblem image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009

3. 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion Emblem

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,066 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 4, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.