World War II Buzz Bomb Memorial, Greencastle, Indiana
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N 39° 38.649 W 086° 51.912
16S E 511565 N 4388271
One of only two WW II German Buzz Bombs —forerunner of the Japanese kamikaze — in the U.S. This one was made into a WWII Memorial.
Waymark Code: WM2FM2
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2007
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The bomber came into the Navy's possession during the war and was shipped to a naval base in Virginia. After the war, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1550 in Greencastle, asked the government for the buzz bomb to make a war memorial. That required legislation being passed in both houses of the U.S. Congress.
More information can be found at
GuidepostUSA.
Date of Dedication: 11/11/1948
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: On the Putnam County Courthouse grounds in Greencastle, Indiana
Access times: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Greencastle, IN USA
Commemoration: Those who died in WWII from Putnam County
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