Navy Department - United States of America
This Mark of Commendation is awarded to Doane College for effective co-operation in training naval personnel during World War II.Navy V-12 Unit
James Forrestal
Secretary of the Navy
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, World II.
Location. 40° 37.231′ N, 96° 56.776′ W. Marker is in Crete, Nebraska, in Saline County. Memorial can be reached from Osterhout Lane. The marker is part of a military monument at an east entrance to the Doane College campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crete NE 68333, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Doane College (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gates College (approx. 0.3 miles away); Erected to the memory of Bohemian pioneers in Saline County, Nebraska (approx. 3.8 miles away); Nebraska City-Fort Kearny Cutoff (approx. 6.9 miles away); Pleasant Hill (approx. 8.1 miles away); PFC Charley Havlat (approx. 9 miles away); Hotel Wilber (approx. 9.6 miles away); Czech Capital (approx. 9.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crete.
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