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Willoughby in Lake County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Airborne Memorial Bridge

 
 
Airborne Memorial Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2011
1. Airborne Memorial Bridge Marker
Inscription.
In memory of all paratroopers and gliderman [sic] who spearheaded all major invasions, dropping behind enemy lines to secure military objectives. We pay tribute to all airborne forces that stand ready to protect our freedom.

"We salue these gallant soldiers"

September 7, 1991
 
Erected 1991 by Cleveland Chapter, 82nd Airborne Division Association and City of Willoughby.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World II.
 
Location. 41° 38.542′ N, 81° 24.316′ W. Marker is in Willoughby, Ohio, in Lake County. Memorial is on Mentor Avenue (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling east. Identical markers are located along the east and west approaches to the Mentor Avenue bridge over the Chagrin River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Willoughby OH 44094, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Cora Gaines Carrel (approx. 0.2 miles away); A. Y. Austin Post 74, G.A.R. Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Willoughby Civil War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Willoughby Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Willoughby University of Lake Erie Medical College 1834-1847
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(approx. ¼ mile away); Four Institutions of Learning (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kirtland Temple (approx. 2½ miles away); Mormon Community (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willoughby.
 
Also see . . .
1. Airborne Forces - a brief history of their creation and development. Aircrewmen Remembered website entry (Submitted on April 15, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

2. Airborne and Special Operations Museum. Museum website homepage (Submitted on November 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

3. 82nd Airborne Division Museum. Museum website homepage (Submitted on November 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Airborne Memorial Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 9, 2011
2. Airborne Memorial Bridge Marker
Looking east
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 643 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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