Texas Visitors Center WWII Memorial
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An historical monument honoring the men of the 103d INF Div and the 847 men from that unit who sacrificed their lives to preserve our freedom, located at Texas Department of Transportation Travel Information Center located north of Gainesville.
Waymark Code: WM3PAC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2008
Views: 44
At the Texas Department of Transportation Travel Information Center near the Oklahoma border on I-35, there is a very impressive memorial to the veterans and missing of the 103rd Infantry during World War II. A series of plaques indicates the various statistics, historical facts, and lists of the missing. A 9-foot bronze statue of a soldier stands atop the memorial.
Date of Dedication: 11/11/2006
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: First exit going south from Oklahoma on Interstate 35
Access times: From: 12:00 AM To: 11:59 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
4901 N. I-35
Gainesville, TX USA
76240
Commemoration: 103rd Infantry Division of World War II
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