All American POWs held in Europe in WWII -- Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville GA
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A tall gray granite memorial in Andersonville National Cemetery in Andersonville Georgia is dedicated to all Americans held as POWs in the European theater of World War II as specifically to those held in German prison camp Stalag XXVII-B
Waymark Code: WMWJ00
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2017
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This memorial erected by the American Ex-Prisoners of War Association consists of 2 perpendicular panels of gray granite, one oriented horizontally, and the other vertically. The horizontal panel that panel passes through the horizontal central panel, suggesting a sword buried to its hilt in the ground.
The emblems of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Association and the Federal eagle are engraved on the left and right expanses of the horizontal panel.
The central vertical panel reads as follows:
"AMERICAN
FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR
STALAG XVII-B
Erected by and
in honor of
all Americans held
prisoners of war in
a German prison camp
known as Stalag XVII-B
in Krems, Austria
1943-1945
And in memory of
all Americans
held as POWs in
European theatre
in World War II"
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Visit the Andersonville National Cemetery
Access times: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Andersonville National Cemetery
496 Cemetery Road
Andersonville, GA
Commemoration: POWs of Stalag XVII-B and all POWs in European Theatre of WWII
Date of Dedication: Not listed
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