Four Marine Raider Battalions Memorial, a War Memorial

Four Marine Raider Battalions Memorial, a War Memorial (HM211C)

Location: Minneapolis, MN 55450 Hennepin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 52.004', W 93° 13.261'

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February 16th 1942 Midway, Tulagi, Makin; February 1st 1944 Russell Islands, New Georgia, Bouganville. Guadacanal-In Memory and Honor of the 8,078 men of the four Marine Raider battalions who fought in World War II, 892 of whom died in battle, 2420 of whom were wounded but lived.

Volunteers all former raiders also fought with other Marine units at Kwajalein, Guam, Tarawa, Peleliu, Saipan, Iwo Jima, Tinian, Okinawa.

Dedicated by the United States Marine Raider Association, Minnesota Chapter May 26, 1997.
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HM NumberHM211C
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Year Placed1997
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Date Added Thursday, August 24th, 2017 at 10:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 482540 N 4968170
Decimal Degrees44.86673333, -93.22101667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 52.004', W 93° 13.261'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 52' 0.23999999999987" N, 93° 13' 15.66" W
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Area Code(s)612, 763, 952
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Rosewald St, Minneapolis MN 55450, US
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