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10-October-2017
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The plaque commemorates the military personnel United States of America who trained at Port Stephens in 1942 and 1943 during World War Two.
Location
Address: | Victoria Parade, Nelson Bay, 2315 |
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State: | NSW |
Area: | Foreign |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -32.714263 Long: 152.156733 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
Approx. Event Start Date: | 1942 |
Approx. Event End Date: | 1943 |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Friday 28th July, 1995 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MATo honour 20,000 United States of America Navy, Marine Corps, Army and Army Air Force servicemen who trained at Port Stephens for amphibious warfare in the South West Pacific area
1942 - 1943
Erected by Port Stephens Historical Society
Dedicated by Hugh J. Ivory Director of I.S.I.S., United States of America Consulate General, Sydney
28 July, 1995
Lest We Forget
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