World War II Memorial - St. Joseph, MI
N 42° 06.468 W 086° 29.091
16T E 542591 N 4661873
This beautiful memorial to those who served in World War II sits in a city park on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan in St. Joseph, MI.
Waymark Code: WM36Q7
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2008
Views: 17
This beautiful memorial has at its center a marble globe atop a monument listing the European Theater, Asiatic Pacific Theater, China, India, and Burma Theater, and the Home Front. On the monument, dates of key events are listed for each of these areas. Each area has a bench set back from the monument also showing the name of the theater. Between the benches on two sides are brick walks with pictures and words of key events, objects, and people involved in the war. In the center section of the monument is a list of those serving, killed, and wounded for the United States as a whole and Berrien County, Michigan in particular.
Date of Dedication: 01/01/1995
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: The memorial is in a public park which is open 24/7 with parking within 50'
Location of waymark:
Lake Blvd
St. Joseph, MI USA
49085
Commemoration: 50th anniversary of the war and the people in Berrien who served both abroad and at home
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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