Bouse in La Paz County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The 526th Armored Infantry Battalion

World War II

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 14, 2010

1. The 526th Armored Infantry Battalion Marker

Inscription. In honored memory of those soldiers of the battalion who trained here at Camp Bouse and gave their lives in combat to preserve the freedom of the United States and to set the Peoples of Europe free.

Headquarters Company
Donald D. Hauger, Harry J. Moyles, Robert R Sullivan

"A" Company Harland S Bittinger, Raymond R. Dukes (Kia, Korea), Jack W. Ellery, James A. Evans, Lloyd E Fisher, Dale B. Nelson, Ralph Quesenberry

"B" Company Donald J Banks, Gordon I Blaisdell, Warren Blankenship, Hugo G. Brossman Dallas W. Buchanan, Harry B. Burlile, John C. Bush, Sam Colosi, James Coslett, Robert B. Craven, Leo J Day, William C. Duncan, Joe G Farina, William D Ferguson, David J. Heron, John A. Hess, James L. Higgins, D. B. Hollenbeck, Ralph L Iverson, Delbert J. Johnson, Warren H Knoelke, Rosco Lively, John Lopez, Oliver I. Love, Ralph G. Manis, Lillard B. McCollum, Moises A Moreno, Ralph, C. Russell, Warner Schuster, Francis L Snyder, Bernard J Ward

Medical Detachment
Joseph A Ricks

They did not grow old, as we that were left grew old, age did not weary them, nor the years condemn, at the going down of the sun and

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in the morning, we will remember them.

Erected 2005 by The Citizens of Bouse, The Lost Dutchman and the Billy Holcomb Chapters of E Clampus Vitus and the 526th Armored Infantry Battalion Association. (Marker Number 119.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Desert Training Center, and the E Clampus Vitus series lists.

Location. 33° 55.888′ N, 114° 0.289′ W. Marker is in Bouse, Arizona, in La Paz County. It is on Broadway Avenue (Arizona Route 72 at milepost 27) south of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bouse AZ 85325, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Colorado River Valley,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Yuma Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 14, 2010

2. The 526th Armored Infantry Battalion Marker

The 526th Armored Infantry Battalion Marker is second marker from right in photo.

least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of Eight Ball - Morale Officer (here, next to this marker); Camp Bouse (here, next to this marker); 738th Medium Tank Battalion, Special (a few steps from this marker); Monument Row (a few steps from this marker); 739th Tank Battalion (SP) (ME) (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Camp Bouse (a few steps from this marker); 748th Tank Battalion (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Camp Bouse (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bouse.

Monument Row, Bouse, Arizona image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 14, 2010

3. Monument Row, Bouse, Arizona

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,402 times since then and 118 times this year. Last updated on November 3, 2014, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 28, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.