Fort Benning in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne) Memorial

World War II - Vietnam - War on Terrorism

Photographed By Mark Hilton

1. 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne) Memorial

Inscription.
Reverse side
Combat Parachute Assaults

Nadzab
Markham Valley, New Guinea
5 September 1943

Kamiri Airfield
Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea
3-4 July 1944

"Operation Topside"
Fortress Corregidor ("The Rock"), Philippines
16 February 1945

"Operation Junction City"
War Zone C, Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam
22 February 1967

"Operation Northern Delay"
Bashur Airfield, Bashur, Iraq
26 March 2003

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 32° 23.138′ N, 84° 57.23′ W. Marker is in Fort Benning, Georgia, in Muscogee County. Memorial can be reached from Fort Benning Road, 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road. Located just to the south of the National Infantry Museum parade ground. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Fort Benning Road, Fort Benning GA 31905, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 32nd Infantry Regiment Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 96th Infantry Division Deadeyes Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Polar Bear Regiment Memorial (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Tropic Lightning Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Fallen Sniper Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 30th Infantry Division / 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 87th Infantry Division Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); 29th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Benning.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the 503rd Infantry Regiment. (Submitted on February 4, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne) Memorial with the Sky Soldier Memorial in background. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018

2. 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne) Memorial with the Sky Soldier Memorial in background.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 4, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 4, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.