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

30th Infantry Division / 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Memorial

"Old Hickory"

30th Infantry Division Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018

1. 30th Infantry Division Memorial

Inscription.
Front
In honor and memory of all
those who have defended freedom
wearing Old Hickory since 1917

Workhorse of the Western Front

World War I
Somme Offensive
Ypres-Lys
Flanders 1918

World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

"...30th was the outstanding
infantry division in the ETO."
Col. Sla Marshall
16 March 1946

Reverse
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Transition of Iraq - 2004
Iraqi Governance - 2005
National Resolution - 2005
Iraqi Sovereignty - 2009

"You have brought a measure of
stability to a people plagued by
conflict, and have made your
nation proud."
Gen Raymond T. Odierno
29 January 2010

Erected 2013 by 30th Infantry Division Association.

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

Location. 32° 23.113′ N, 84° 57.229′ W. Marker is in Fort Benning, Georgia, in Muscogee County. Memorial can be reached

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from Fort Benning Road, 1.6 miles south of Matheson Road. Located on the Walk of Honor, 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. The Polar Bear Regiment Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 96th Infantry Division Deadeyes Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Fallen Sniper Memorial (a few steps from this marker); 87th Infantry Division Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Tropic Lightning Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 29th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne) Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Benning POW Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Benning.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the 30th Infantry Division. (Submitted on February 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Additional keywords. European Theater of Operations (ETO)

30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018

2. 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Memorial

Memorial can be seen just to left of trunk of tree in foreground. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 3, 2018

3. Memorial can be seen just to left of trunk of tree in foreground.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2018. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 6, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.