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

736th Tank Battalion (M) SP

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, March 14, 2010

1. 736th Tank Battalion (M) SP Marker

Inscription. Camp Bouse September 1943 to March 1944
"The Kid Battalion" From Normandy to the Elbe:
•Normandy
•Northern France
•Ardennes
•Rhineland
•Central Europe

Erected 1998 by Veterans of the 736th Tank BN , Lost Dutchman, Billy Holcomb and John P Squibob Chapters E Clampus Vitus and the Bouse Chamber of Commerce. (Marker Number 89.)

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. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1944.

Location. 33° 55.906′ N, 114° 0.301′ 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 Arizona’s 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 least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 740th Tank Battalion (here, next to this marker); Camp Bouse (here, next to this marker); George L. Wendt (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Camp Bouse (a few steps from this marker); 748th Tank Battalion

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(a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Camp Bouse (a few steps from this marker); 739th Tank Battalion (SP) (ME) (a few steps from this marker); 738th Medium Tank Battalion, Special (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

2. Monument Row, Bouse, Arizona

This is the upper marker on the second base from the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 3,619 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on November 3, 2014, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.