Waterfront in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Special Marine Corps Units of W.W.II
1939 1946
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
1. Special Marine Corps Units of W.W.II Memorial
United States Marine Corps
The Difference
Dedicated to all the men and women who served in the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy personnel who served with them 1939-1946.
Defense Battalions
Antiaircraft. Artillery.
Airdrome Battalions. Glider Group. Bappage Balloon Squadrons. Parachute Battalions. Raider Battalions.
The Few. The Proud. The Marines.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 42° 52.677′ N, 78° 52.829′ W. Memorial is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Waterfront. It is on Marine Drive 0.1 miles Marine Drive, on the right when traveling east. Memorial is in Veterans Park, at the Buffalo Naval and Military Park / Family Museum. It is just west of the Marine Drive loop split. It does not face the road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Naval Park Cove, Buffalo NY 14202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and specifically in Western New York. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Korea (a few steps from this marker); USS The Sullivans (DD-537) (within shouting distance of this marker); 65th Infantry Regiment, The Borinqueneers (within shouting distance of this marker); "Rust Bucket" (within shouting distance of this marker); Buffalos Irish Regiment
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Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
2. Base - Left Side
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
3. Base - Right Side
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4. Companion Map on Separate Pedestal
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
5. Eastward
Memorial at left; map pedestal at right.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, June 3, 2015
6. Special Marine Corps Units of W.W.II Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 567 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 23, 2015, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
