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A Tribute To All U.S. Military Personnel On This Day Of Infamy

 
 
A Tribute To All U.S. Military Personnel On This Day Of Infamy Marker, Front view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011
1. A Tribute To All U.S. Military Personnel On This Day Of Infamy Marker, Front view
Inscription.
In memory of the 2403 men
who gave their lives in
our military forces during
the attack on Pearl Harbor
and other military bases
7 December 1941

A tribute to all
U.S. Military Personnel
on this Day Of Infamy

Dedicated 2 September 1995
by Members of Chapter 1
South Carolina
Pearl Harbor Survivors
Association who fought on
to victory

Remember Pearl Harbor
Keep America Alert


(Back side includes:)
Thomas Aldridge    Frazier Mayfield
Rudolph Bielka      John Mears        
Samuel Bush         Clyde Moore      
Hubert Clement    Douglas Moore  
Carl Dorr                 James Moore     
Benjamin Gillard   James Nations   
Daniel Harris          Cecil Pickens    
  Ardrey Hasty           Amsil Simpson  
Earl Hood                Milton Surratt   
  Eric Kampmeyer     Broadus West  
Henry Lee               Vernon White   
Wayne Lewis           Jack Williams  
Luther McBee                                    



Eternal rest grant unto them
And let perprtual light
Shine upon them and may they
Rest in peace - amen


 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II
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. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1941.
 
Location. 34° 0.141′ N, 81° 2.547′ W. Memorial is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. It is on Hampton Street near Wayne Street. Located in Columbia's Memorial Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep 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: China - Burma - India Veterans (a few steps from this marker); South Carolina Gold Star Families (within shouting distance of this marker); The Columbia (S.C.) Holocaust Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); US Navy WWII / The Sailor (within shouting distance of this marker); South Carolina State Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Columbia CL-56 (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Spirit of the American Doughboy " (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
 
Also see . . .  The attack on Pearl Harbor. ...was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the
A Tribute To All U.S. Military Personnel On This Day Of Infamy Marker, rear view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, June 26, 2011
2. A Tribute To All U.S. Military Personnel On This Day Of Infamy Marker, rear view
U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. (Submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 791 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 26, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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