US ARMY 77TH INFANTRY DIV EXPWY

The "LOST BATTALION" OF WORLD WAR I FAME WAS COMPOSED OF SIX COMPANIES OF THE 77TH'S 308TH INFANTRY REGIMENT AND ONE FROM THE 307TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. IN WORLD WAR II THE DIVISION FOUGHT ON SEVERAL ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC. NICKNAMED THE "STATUE OF LIBERTY DIVISION" BECAUSE THEIR SHOULDER PATCH IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IN GOLD ON A BLUE TRUNCATED TRIANGLE.

Location

Address: CLEARVIEW EXPRESSWAY AND UNION TPKE

City: WHITESTONE

State: New York

Zip Code: 11357

Details

Memorial Type: War Memorial Highway

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II

Year Dedicated:

Photograph By: MIKE LIANTONIO

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