WWII 96th Infantry Division

Deadeye Memorials and Exhibits

 

Battle of Okinawa 70th Anniversay Wreath Laying

Don Dencker worked dilligently with the 96th Infantry Divison Association Heritage Fund to place Memorials dedicated to the 96th Infantry around the world. There are now memorials in the North, East, South and West of the USA and memorial sites in other countries. Thank You, Don Dencker.
Click any image for larger picture. Click Locations for Links to those sites
 
 
Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
     

  

CLICK for PDF file of dedication of Monument and Living Memorial Tree

This tree was planted with the memorial underneath commemorating the 96th Infantry Division.
Monument under the Memorial Tree
     

A tree was planted with the monument commemorating the 96th Infantry Division.

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(General Buckner is buried in Frankfort Cemetery, KY)
General Easley Monument -  Arlington National Cemeter

Plaque at the Tomb of the Unknowns

The video of this beautiful military funeral service of Deadeye, Roland Champagne at Arlington National Cemetary may be seen by clicking HERE. The password is  Myhero.
 
 
 
National WWII Memorial - Washington, DC
 
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96th Infantry Memorial - Leyte
 

Memorial for the Unknowns of Leyte

Blue Beach

 96th Infantry Division Memorial Libraries Leyte
     
     
     
 
96th Infantry Division - Okinawa
 
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Colonel May
Restored Monuments to Col. May and Brig. General Easley on Okinawa
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Monument placed the 96th Infantry Division Association
  
   
Mary Brubaker visits the inscription of her father, Gen Simon B. Buckner
  
     
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National Memorial Pacific War of the Pacific War in Japan
     
     
Pdf document of the Memorial Monument Dedication

Fondly called the Punchbowl as it is a "Hill Sacrifice"
Map of Island of Koboolawe showing the location of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
     
     
     
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Camp Adair, OR
   
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Historian Don Dencker at the Memorial Gardens at Camp Adair
"We kill or get killed."
    

With the outbreak of World War II, the 96th Division was ordered into active military service on August 15, 1942 at Camp Adair, Oregon. Major General James Bradley was chosen to command the unit. At the ceremony, he stated, "We of the 96th Division have a clearly defined task. It is to become a well-trained combat division in the shortest possible time.

We must keep our eyes; we must keep our thoughts on that goal. Any time spent on

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efforts which do not lead to the goal is time wasted ? and we have no time to waste.""This is the kind of a division we are going to be: well trained, tough physically and mentally, ready and eager to fight, not for our personal glory, but for the honor of the division and the service of our country."
     
 
 
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Ft. Benning National Infantry Museum  - GA

 

"Fort Ben"

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Ft Benning

Infantry School

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PDF Monument Dedication

Home of the "Queen of Battle," Fort Benning, Georgia, brings us the story of how we keep our infantrymen highly trained with the most weapons available.
     
     
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 Combat Infantry Badge - Elgin, IL  
     
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The Combat Infantryman Badge is a US Army military decoration. It is awarded to infantrymen and Special Forces soldiers in the rank of colonel and below, who fought in active ground combat.

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Fort Snelling National Cemetery - Minneapolis, MN
 
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The 96th Infantry Division Deadeye Association provided a granite monument with a bronze plaque to honor the memory or our fallen comrades of the 96th Infantry Division, U.S. Army who were killed on Leyte, Phillippines and Okinawa, Japan.

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Granite Monument

For all Deadeyes who fought with valor and distinction to defeat Imperial Japan during World War II.
Dedication of 96th Infantry Division Monument
   
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The Old Round Tower
 Deadeye Dispatch Ft Snelling Memorial
 

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Fort Douglas Museum - Salt Lake City, UT
 

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"All Gave Some, Some Gave All"
   
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MacArthur Memorial - Norfolk, Virginia
 
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96th Infantry Flag presented
    
 
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Medal of Honor Memorial Building - Fort McCoy, WI
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Anderson Hall

Dedication of Beauford Anderson Hall.
Click image to go to website honoring Beauford Anderson
  
 
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Cumming Field - Garden City, GA
     
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Baseball Field

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Honoring 2nd LT. Britt C Cumming KIA 29 April 1945 Okinawa
   
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National Museum of the Pacific War - Fredericksburg, TX
     
     

Admiral Nimitz Museum plaque
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Eldred World War II Museum - Elred, PA
 

Eldred World War II Museum

Division Display

Eldred, PA
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Camp White Museum
more information needed
 
     
Fort Lewis Museum
more information needed
 
     
Camp San Luis Obispo
more information needed
     

Military Cemeteries around the World

 
 

 

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