New Zealand Memorial to U.S. Marines and Navy

New Zealand Memorial to U.S. Marines and Navy (HM1OC7)

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Country: Kiribati

N 1° 21.513', E 172° 55.705'

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Our friends the
U.S. Marines of the Second Marine Division
and U.S. Navy Personnel
left New Zealand-their home away from home-
in October 1943
for these shores in defence of freedom and liberty
This park is dedicated 70 years later to
their memory and the sacrifice they made
We will not forget
Unveiled by New Zealand High Commissioner to Kiribati,
H. E. Michael Walsh
20 November 2013
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HM NumberHM1OC7
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Year Placed2013
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Date Added Thursday, October 1st, 2015 at 1:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)59N E 714565 N 150246
Decimal Degrees1.35855000, 172.92841667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 1° 21.513', E 172° 55.705'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds1° 21' 30.78" N, 172° 55' 42.3" E
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