Belleau in Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France — Western Europe

Belleau Wood USMC Operations Map

Photographed By Michael Manning, June 24, 2015

1. Belleau Wood USMC Operations Map Marker

Inscription. Marker text is a regional map of the Belleau Wood Area of Operations of United States Marines and their German opponents, showing their respective lines on June 4th and 7th, 1918.

Erected 1998 by Companies D, E, & F, USMC Basic School, Brigadier General Thomas Draude, USMC, Retired Former Commanding Officer, 5th Marine Regiment.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World I. A significant day of the year for for this entry is June 4.

Location. 49° 4.404′ N, 3° 17.434′ E. Marker is in Belleau, Hauts-de-France, in Aisne. Marker is on Rue Bois Belleau. This marker is located on a circular trail that begins on the west side of the Iron Mike monument. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belleau, Hauts-de-France 02400, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Belleau Wood Marine Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Belleau Wood USMC Interpretive Panel #1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Belleau Wood USMC Interpretive Panel #2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Belleau Wood USMC Interpretive Panel #3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Belleau Wood USMC Interpretive Panel #4 (within shouting distance of this marker); Belleau Wood USMC Interpretive Panel #5

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Aisne-Marne Cemetery Memorial Chapel Monument (approx. half a kilometer away); American Aisne-Marne Memorial (approx. 6.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belleau.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2015, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 401 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Michael Manning of Woodlawn, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.