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Dunedin in Pinellas County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked

 
 
The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, April 7, 2018
1. The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked Marker
Inscription. The LVT (amtrac) is an amphibious vehicle designed from Donald Roebling's Alligator for military operations on land and sea. 18,000 + were produced between 1941 and 1945. Originally built in Dunedin FL, LVTs played a significant role in our victory in WWII.

The Dunedin LVTs and the Marines stationed in Dunedin served in the first major land offensive in the pacific, Guadalcanal, in 1942 exactly 8 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In a letter send from Okinawa in 1945, USMC Major General Roy S. Geiger called LVTs “the work horses of the Marine Corps. Except for the 'amtracs' it would have been impossible for our troops to get ashore on Tarawa, Saipan, Guam or Pelelieu without taking severe, if not prohibitive losses.”

The Dunedin LVT honors Donald Roebling, the history of LVTs, the Spirit of America, Dunedin, the 1st Marine CorpsLVT Battalion established in Dunedin and those that followed, all Veterans, and all who served Our Nation.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommerceWar, World IIWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.
 
Location. 28° 0.273′ N, 82° 47.287′ W. Marker is in Dunedin, Florida, in Pinellas County. Memorial is on Douglas Avenue, on the right when
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traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 360 Douglas Avenue, Dunedin FL 34698, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Orange Belt Railway Station (approx. half a mile away); The American's Creed / In Grateful Remembrance (approx. half a mile away); Votes For Women (approx. half a mile away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dunedin's African-American Community (approx. one mile away); Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. Willis Stanley Blatchley (approx. one mile away); Dr. Willis S. Blatchley House (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dunedin.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
 
The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, April 7, 2018
2. The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked Marker
The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, April 7, 2018
3. The Dunedin LVT, Landing Vehicle Tracked Marker
Plaques on both sides of the marker list the supporting benefactors or honorees of the Dunedin LVT project.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2018, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 793 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2018, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.

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