12th Armored Division Memorial

12th Armored Division Memorial (HM1F54)

Location: Abilene, TX 79605 Taylor County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 26.156', W 99° 48.514'

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Dedicated to the memory of all men of the 12th Armored Division in World War II. Camp Barkeley, 1943-44.

12th Armored Division Units
Total Personnel - 10,937 Men

Division Headquarters
· CCA?????· CCB?????· CCR?????· 572nd AAA?????· Div. Artillery?????· Military Police?????· Band?????· Trains

Armored Infantry Battalions
· 17th AIB?????· 56th AIB?????· 66th AIB

Tank Battalions
· 23rd TB?????· 43rd TB?????· 44th TB?????· 714th TB

Armored Field Artillery Battalions
493rd AFA?????· 494th AFA?????· 495th AFA

82nd Armored Medical Battalion
92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
119th Armored Engineer Battalion
134th Armored Ordnance Battalion
152nd Armored Signal Company

Division Actions
TRAINING
· Camp Campbell, Kentucky ???· Camp Barkeley, Texas

CAMPAIGNS, EUROPEAN THEATER
★ Ardennes - Alsace
U.S. 7th Army - · Maginot Line ???·Herrlisheim/Gambsheim Bridgehead
French 1st Army - · Colmar Pocket
★ Rhineland
U.S. 3rd Army - · Ludwigshaven ???·Germersheim ???·Speyer
★ Central Europe
U.S. 7th Army - · Oldenwald ???·Tauber River ???·Danube River ???·Romantique Road ???·Alps ???·Austria

44th TB CAMPAIGNS, PACIFIC THEATER
U.S. 6th & 8th Armies - · New Guinea ???·Bismarck Archipelago ???·Leyte ???·Luzon

·804 Lost their Lives ???·2647 Wounded ???·351 Prisoners of War

Installed by members and friends of the 12th Armored Division Association Memorial Committee: R.O. Collier, M.R. Drum, M.L. Glover, F.G. Hatt Jr, J.J. King, B. Leftwich
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HM NumberHM1F54
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Placed By12th Armored Division Association
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Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 4:54am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 423989 N 3589044
Decimal Degrees32.43593333, -99.80856667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 26.156', W 99° 48.514'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 26' 9.36" N, 99° 48' 30.84" W
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Area Code(s)325
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 790-1588 Vapor Trail, Abilene TX 79605, US
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