Downtown in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge

Ardennes

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 21, 2013

1. Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Marker

Inscription.
Front of monument:
World War II
December 16, 1944
January 25, 1945

Triumph of Courage
Rear of monument:
The Battle of the Bulge was fought by the U.S. Army in the heavily forested Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and northern Luxembourg from December 19, 1944 through January 25, 1945. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, called it "the greatest American battle of World War II" Six hundred thousand Americans fought in bitter cold and snow; 81,000 of them were casualties; 19,000 of these died. Veterans of the Battle of the Bulgeis an organization of those who endured and survived that great battle. The victory over Germany was a turning point in the war. Some of those survivors are members ofThe Southern Arizona Chapter LIII who offer this memorial.

Erected by Southern Arizona Chapter LIII.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 32° 13.36′ N, 110° 58.425′ W. Memorial is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from West Alameda Street. Marker is in

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El Presisio Plaza between the Pima County Courthouse and the Tucson City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 165 West Alameda Street, Tucson AZ 85701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Arizona’s Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Phoenix Metropolitan 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 the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Plaza de las Armas (a few steps from this marker); Pennington Footbridge (a few steps from this marker); Allande Footbridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Exchange at the Presidio (within shouting distance of this marker); Commemorating the Raising of the First American Flag within the Walled City of Tucson (within shouting distance of this marker); Pima County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); S. E. Corner Adobe Wall of Spanish Presidio of Tucson (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 21, 2013

2. Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 21, 2013

3. Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 21, 2013

4. Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Marker

Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Marker <i>on the left</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, July 21, 2013

5. Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Marker on the left

The Vietnam War Memorial is on the right. The Pennington Footbridge is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,292 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on May 14, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 23, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.