Heart Mountain World War II Memorial

Heart Mountain World War II Memorial (HM1PQS)

Location: Powell, WY 82435 Park County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 40.225', W 108° 56.983'

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Inscription
September 1985
This memorial plaque is dedicated to the more than 750 internees who left Heart Mountain to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, and to the memory of the 15 Heart Mountaineers who gave their live for our country.

Cpl. Yoshiharuu Aoyama · Sgt. Robert Farmer · Pfc. Ted Fujioka · Pvt. Stanley K. Hayami · S/Sgt. Joe Hayashi · Sgt. John S. Kanazawa · Cpl. Yasuo Kenmotsu · Pvt. Isamu Kunimatsu · Sgt. George M. Mayeda · Pvt. Jim Nagata · Pfc. Toll Seike · Pfc. William Taketa · Lt. Kei Takahashi · Pfc. Fred Yamamoto · Lt. Hitoshi Yonemura

May the injustices of the removal and incarceration of 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry during World War II, two-thirds of whom were American Citizens, never be repeated.
Presented by the Heart Mountain High School, Class of 1947 on behalf of the 10,700 persons interned from 1942 - 1945, with appreciation to the people of Park County who made this memorial possible.
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HM NumberHM1PQS
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Year Placed1985
Placed ByHeart Mountain High School, Class of 1947
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Date Added Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 662517 N 4948383
Decimal Degrees44.67041667, -108.94971667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 40.225', W 108° 56.983'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 40' 13.5" N, 108° 56' 58.98" W
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Area Code(s)307
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1434-1474 Rd 19, Powell WY 82435, US
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