FIRST -- Army Unit to Land on European Soil in WWII, Veteran's Memorial Park, Fort Worth TX
N 32° 44.639 W 097° 22.788
14S E 651796 N 3624066
A memorial to the men who served in the US Army 36th Infantry division in WWII, the first Army unit to land on European soil in WWII, and the 27,000 casualties sustained by French Army units fighting with the 36th in Europe
Waymark Code: WMPT6Z
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2015
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The 36th Infantry Division, a federalized unit of the Texas Army National Guard, whose distinctive Arrowhead T patch recalls its heritage as a combined Texas-Oklahoma NG unit from the 19-teens. The 36th Infantry served with outsytanding bravery and distinction in WWI, and in WWII.
A memorial nearby honors the WWI veterans of the 36th Division. This waymarked memorial honors the WWII veterans of the unit.
The text of the memorial reads as follows:
[front]
[In the Arrowhead T]
THE FIGHTING 36TH DIVISION
[L side]
Dedicated December 7, 1988
In Memory Of
Our Fallen Comrades W. W. II
Over 27,000 Casualties
Sponsored by
Cowtown Chapter
36th Div. Assn
[R side]
Mobilized November 25, 1940
First American Div.
To land on European soil
Sept. 9, 1943
[on the R side of the memorial, perpendicular to the front]
Dedicated
Oct. 29. 1950
Repaired by
Cowtown Chapter
36th Div. Assn
July 26, 1992"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 09/09/1943
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