General Douglas MacArthur - USS Nashville Memorial - Nashville, Tennessee
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BruceS
N 36° 09.879 W 086° 47.002
16S E 519483 N 4002232
Plaque honoring the officers and men who served on the U.S.S. Nashville, a World War II cruiser with a quotation from General MacArthur. The plaque is located in Memorial Plaza in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.
Waymark Code: WMGHCQ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2013
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Text of plaque:
The USS Nashville (CL-43)
The Second Ship Of The U.S. Fleet To Bear The Name
Launched 2 October 1937 Commissioned 6 June 1938
World War II Record
Atlantic Area
Aug. 1941 to Dec. 7, 1941 Neutrality Patrol Central Atlantic
Dec. 14, 1941 Convoy to Iceland
Pacific Area
| April 1942 |
Doolittle Raid On Tokyo, Japan |
| Aug-Sept 1942 |
Bombard Kiska - Land Troops On Adak, Aleutian Island |
| Jan 1943 |
Bombard Munda Airfield - Kolommbangara, Soloman Islands |
| May 1943 |
Bombard Kolombangara, Soloman Islands |
| Aug - Oct 1943 |
Marcus Island Raid - Wake Island Raid |
| Nov - Dec 1943 |
Support Bougainville - Cape Glouster Landings |
| Feb 1944 |
Bombard Admiralty Islands |
| Mar 1944 |
Bombard Hauwei Island, Admiralty Islands |
| April 1944 |
Bombard Humboldt Bay - Tanah Merah Bay - Aitape, New Guinea
Gen MacArthur Embarked On All Three Missions |
| May 1944 |
Bombard Wakde Sawar - Biak, New Guinea |
| June 1944 |
Air Attack Off Biak |
| Sept 1944 |
Bombard Galela Bay, Halmahera |
| Oct 1944 |
Support Leyte Landings, Gen MacArthur Embarked |
| Dec 1944 |
Support Mindoro Landing - Damaged By Kamikazi Plane |
| June 1945 |
Bombard Brunei Bay - Balikapan, Borneo |
| Sept 1945 |
First U.S. Cruiser To Enter Gangtze River After World War II |
"People Of The Philippines: I Have Returned, The Hour Of Your Redemption Is Here"
- Broadcast By Gen. MacArthur On Landing From The USS Nashville, 20 Oct. 1944
In Memory Of The Officers And Men Of The Ship's Company, Marine Detachment And
Aviation Unit That Made The Supreme Sacrifice That We May Not Be Slaves To Tyranny.
Presented To: The People Of Tennessee June 1983, By The Officers And Men
Who Served Aboard The USS Nashville (CL-43) During World War II.
The plaque is located at War Memorial Plaza where several other memorials are placed. It is located adjacent to the Tennessee State Capitol in downtown Nashville.