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14-April-2014
14-April-2014

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The plaque commemorates the hospitality given by the people of Western Australia to the service personnel of the United States of America.

Location

Address:Fraser Avenue, Lookout Shelter, Kings Park & Botanic Garden, Kings Park , 6005
State:WA
Area:Foreign
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -31.959128
Long: 115.844227
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Plaque
Monument Theme:Culture
Sub-Theme:Community

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Monday 6th September, 1982
Front Inscription

United States Navy

Presented to all the people of Western Australia whose warm and gracious hospitality has insured that no United States serviceman will ever forget this wonderful country, its magnificent people or the close ties that bind our two countries together...

Presented by:

Admiral James D. Watkins 
Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet

May 1982 on behalf of the United States Navy

Source: MA,SKP
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