2nd Division Boulders
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The 2nd Division set 22 boulders according to American Armies And Battlefields In Europe, USGPO 1938. However, historian Patrick Mooney of the National Museum of the Marine Corps states that he and battlefield historian, Gilles Lagin, along with two others actually found 24 on the battlefields. They are said to be made of concrete and do have that appearance. The group found that some of the boulders were quite hard to find.
They were probably placed on every jump off line and at the end of the each field of battle. There are more at other key locations historically.
Historian, Gilles Lagin, states that they were made by the 2nd Division Association after the war. |
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Belleau Wood Area |
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Lucy-le-Bocage, Picardy, France |
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Blanc Mont Ridge |
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Rue de la Chaussée, Sommepy-Tahure, Champagne-Ardenne, France |
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D320, Sommepy-Tahure, Champagne-Ardenne, France |
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D23, Saint-Étienne-à-Arnes, Champagne-Ardenne, France |
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Landres-et-Saint-Georges, Champagne-Ardenne, France |
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Moulins-Saint-Hubert, Lorraine, France
2nd Div. boulder and V Corps
markers
at end of ground gained on Nov. 11, 1918. |
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Villemontoire, Picardy, France |
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D964, Mouzon, Champagne-Ardenne, France
2 USDI boulder in Mouzon |
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D947, Champagne-Ardenne, France |
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