96th Infantry Division

96th Infantry Division (HM25NF)

Location: Corvallis, OR 97330 Benton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 41.967', W 123° 12.451'

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“Deadeyes”

Activated on September 5, 1918 (World War I). Demobilized January 7, 1919. Became Oregon's Reserve Division in 1923. Activated to active duty August 15, 1942 at Camp Adair with orders to be Combat Ready as soon as possible. Trained at Camp Adair, Fort Lewis, San Luis Obispo, and Bend Desert. Left United States July 25, 1944 for Hawaii. Landed on Leyte on October 20, 1944, as one of the first Combat Units to invade the Philippines. 603 killed, 1,402 injured. Landed on Okinawa of April 1, 1945. 1,598 killed, 5,614 injured. Returned to Philippines July 1945 for training on invasion of Japan. Returned to Unites States in February, 1946.

"This Memorial is dedicated to those killed in Action, to those wounded in Combat and to all those gallant men who served as Deadeyes"


June 6, (?)
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HM NumberHM25NF
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Date Added Sunday, February 25th, 2018 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10T E 483559 N 4949584
Decimal Degrees44.69945000, -123.20751667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 41.967', W 123° 12.451'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 41' 58.02" N, 123° 12' 27.06" W
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Area Code(s)541
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 29649-29695 Camp Adair Rd, Corvallis OR 97330, US
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