Norfolk Light Artillery Blues

Norfolk Light Artillery Blues (HM1EJX)

Location: Norfolk, VA 23508
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 53.141', W 76° 18.13'

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Here from 1914 to 1961 stood the third armory of the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues (Battery B, 111th Field Artillery, Virginia National Guard) formed in 1829, as well as the Headquarters Battery, Regimental Band, and the 104th Medical Corps Detachment. From here, the Blues were ordered abroad during three wars: the 1916 Mexican Punitive Expedition against Pancho Villa, the American Expedition to France in 1918 during World War I, and World War II. The Blues landed in the fifth wave on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944, and fought in Europe for the remainder of the war. In 1961 the unit moved to a new armory near Broad Creek.
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HM NumberHM1EJX
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Marker NumberKN-4
Year Placed1998
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Thursday, October 9th, 2014 at 9:30am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 383962 N 4082982
Decimal Degrees36.88568333, -76.30216667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 53.141', W 76° 18.13'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 53' 8.46" N, 76° 18' 7.80" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1056-1098 W 46th St, Norfolk VA 23508, US
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