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FORT BRAGG
HONORS ITS HEROES
A listing of monuments & buildings
honoring the fallen heroes of the
Airborne and special operations Forces.
1. SPECIAL OPERATIONS
MEMORIAL PLAZA
35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” W
4. 18 airborne corps
35º 8’ 51” N 78º 59’ 35” W
LOCATION: Main Post Parade Field
7. 16th MP-BDE
35º 9’ 31” N 78º 59’ 48” W
LOCATION: Armistead Street
battalion
35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” W
LOCATION: Kendenburg Street,
BLDG H-5923
3. 27th Engineer
Battalion
35º 7’ 32” N 78º 59’ 11” W
LOCATION: Smoke Bomb Hill,
Essayons Drive
Operations Museum
35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” W
LOCATION: Bragg Boulevard
LOCATION: Desert Storm Drive
2. 50th Signal
10. Airborne & Special
5. 1st COrps support
command
8. 82nd airborne
division
35º 8’ 20” N 78º 57’ 37” W
35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” W
LOCATION: East Fort Bragg
LOCATION: Ardennes Street,
BLDG C-6841
6. 3-82 Gsab 82 combat
aviation brigade
35º 8’ 20” N 78º 57’ 37” W
LOCATION: Chinook Street,
Simmons Army Airfield
9. 82ND airborne COMBAT
aviation brigade
35º 8’ 4” N 79º 0’ 17” W
LOCATION: Long Street
* ADDITIONAL MONUMENTS
and memorials
A record of 60 additional
monuments from The Airborne &
Special Operations Museum
1.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS MEMORIAL PLAZA
35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” W
LOCATION: Desert Storm Drive
Meadows Statue
Bronze Bruce
Stands in honor of legendary Special Operations Soldier, Maj.
Richard “Dick” Meadows.
Representative of a Special Forces NCO/SFC. Inside the base of
the statue is a time capsule containing a Special Forces uniform,
Green Beret, a bust of JFK, and a copy of JFK’s speech presenting
the Green Beret.
Memorial Wall
The wall bears the names of 1,078 Special Operations Soldiers
killed in conflicts since the Korean War. There is an annual
ceremony around Memorial Day that adds the names of Soldiers
killed during the previous year.
7th Special Forces Group Memorial
Dedicated to the those from the 7th Special Forces Group that gave
their lives fighting to liberate the oppressed. Located in front of
the Chapel on the corner of Ardennes St. and Reilly Rd.
5th Special Forces
Group Memorial
Dedicated to those from the 5th Special
Forces Group that gave their lives fighting
to liberate the oppressed. Located in front
of the Chapel on the corner of Ardennes St.
and Reilly Rd.
2.
50th Signal battalion
35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” W
LOCATION: Kendenburg Street, BLDG H-5923
50th’s Fallen
Soldier Memorial
Dedicated in honor of victims of 9/11 and
for Service Members who died in the
War on Terror and those who continue to
fight. Located at the entrance of the 50th
Sig. Bn. HQs, beside Iron Mike Gym.
3.
27th Engineer Battalion
35º 7’ 32” N 78º 59’ 11” W
LOCATION: Smoke Bomb Hill, Essayons Drive
Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial
Dedicated to the 13 fallen Soldiers who paid the ultimate price in
Afghanistan. Located in front of the Smoke Bomb Dining Facility,
the corner of Gruber Rd. and Essayons Dr.
Operation Desert Storm /
Desert Shield Memorial
Dedicated to the 10 Soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice
during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Located in
front of the Smoke Bomb Dining Facility, the corner of Gruber Rd.
and Essayons Dr.
37th Engineer Combat Battalion Memorial
Commemorates the members of the 37th Engineer Combat
Battalion who fought as part of the 5th Engineer Special Brigade
during WWII. Located at Smoke Bomb Hill, the corner of Essayon
Dr. and Kedenburg Dr.
World War II Memorial
Dedicated to all engineers that served during WWII. Located at
Smoke Bomb Hill, the corner of Essayon Dr. and Kedenburg Dr.
Myitkyina Field Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to the memory of the 209th En. Bn. for heroic action
at Myitkyina Field in Burma during WWII. Located in front of
the Smoke Bomb Dining Facility, the corner of Gruber Rd. and
Essayons Dr.
Dedicated to the 27th En. Bn. who served with distinction in all
four tactical zones in Vietnam, earning 5 MUC’s. Located in front
of the Smoke Bomb dining facility, the corner of Gruber Rd. and
Essayons Dr.
4.
18 airborne corps
35º 8’ 51” N 78º 59’ 35” W
LOCATION: Main Post Parade Field
9th Infantry Division Monument
Iron Mike Statue (Replica)
Dedicated to the Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Division that fought
in WWII from 1942-1945 and in Vietnam from 1966-1969. Located
on the Main Post Parade Field.
Sculpted by Leah Heibert in 1960 and 1961, using Sgt. Maj.
James Runyon as a model, the statue depicts a World War II-era
Airborne Trooper with a Thompson submachine gun at the
ready. The official Paratrooper representing Service Members
past and present at Fort Bragg. Located in the traffic circle of
Armistead St. and Randolph St.
The Eternal Flame
Dedicated in honor of victims of 9/11 and for Service Members
who died in the War on Terror and those who continue to fight.
Located on the Main Post Parade Field.
101st ABN DIV (Air Assault) Monument
Dedicated to the 3rd Battalion 502nd Infantry. Located on the
Main Post Parade Field.
100th Infantry Division Monument
Dedicated to the Soldiers of the 100th Infantry Division that
trained at Fort Bragg in 1944 and fought in the Ardennes-Alsace
and Centra Europe during WWII. Located on the Main Post Parade Field.
1st Expert Infantry Badge (EIB) Monument
Dedicated to the first EIB awarded, 29 March 1944 to T. Sgt
Walter L. Bull, 399th Infantry 100th Division. Located on the
Main Post Parade Field.
5.
Vietnam Memorial Stone
Acknowledges the Vietnam era service of those who gave their
time, talents and some their lives in defense of our freedom and
our way of life. Located on the Main Post Parade Field.
POW/MIA Memorial
Dedicated to all American Ex-Prisoners Of War and MIA’s
living and deceased. Located on the Main Post Parade Field.
1st COrps support command
35º 8’ 20” N 78º 57’ 37” W
LOCATION: East Fort Bragg
1st Corps Support Command Memorial
Dedicated in honor of Service Members who died in
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Located on Goldberg
St. (East FT Bragg) across from the LSA East Fort Bragg
Dining Facility and adjacent to Blackjack Fitness Facility.
1st Corps Support CMD War on Terrorism
Memorial
Dedicated in honor of the victims of 9/11 and for the Service
Members who died in the War on Terror and those who continue
to fight. Located on Goldberg St. (East FT Bragg) across from the
LSA East Fort Bragg Dining Facility and adjacent to Blackjack
fitness facility.
6.
3-82 Gsab 82 combat aviation brigade
35º 8’ 19” N 78º 56 12” W
LOCATION: Chinook Street, Simmons Army Airfield
Meadows Statues
Stands in honor of legendary Special Operations Soldier, Maj.
Richard “Dick” Meadows.
Iron Butterfly Memorial
Winged Assault Memorial
Dedicated in honor of CW2 McIntyre and Maj. McKad. Located
on Simmons Army Airfield on Chinook St. in front of the
3rd Battalion (GSAB) Combat Aviation Brigade Command
Headquarters.
Dedicated in honor of CW2 Jesse Phelps, CW2 Kenneth Stancil,
SP5 Donald Grella, and SP4 Thomas Rice who died on December
26th, 1965. Located on Simmons Army Airfield on Chinook St.
in front of the 3rd Battalion (GSAB) Combat Aviation Brigade
Command Headquarters.
7. 16th
MP-BDE
35º 9’ 31” N 78º 59 48” W
LOCATION: Armistead Street
16th MP BDE HOQ
Honoring the fallen Service Members
and Military Working Dogs who
served with the brigade in Vietnam,
Korea, Desert Storm and the Global
War on Terror. Located in BLDG
2-5462 on Armistead St.
503rd MP Battalion
Memorial Garden
Honoring all Soldiers that have
died while assigned to the
battalion. 503rd MP Bn. HQ, 16th
MP BDE. Located on Butner Rd.
8.
82nd airborne division
35º 7’ 38” N 78º 59’ 27” W
LOCATION: Ardennes Street, BLDG C-6841
82ND AIRBORNE MUSEUM
328th Infantry Rock
The 82nd Airborne Museum also has 21 Commemorative Plates
honoring Troopers killed in action during WWII, and have streets
in the Division area named for them. Plates once sat at the
intersections of the streets, so Troopers knew who it was named
for and why. Located on Ardennes St.
Honors all those who served and died in the 328th Infantry,
82nd Division, World War I.
82nd Airborne Memorial to the Global War
on Terrorism
St. Mere Eglise Church
Replica of the church in St. Mere Eglise, commemorates 60th
Anniversary of “D-Day,” World War II.
Dominican Republic Memorial
Honors the men of the 82nd Airborne Division who were killed
in action in the Dominican Republic from May-September 1965.
Honors those 82nd Airborne paratroopers who have given their
lives in the Global War on Terrorism. The sides of the memorial
contain the inscribed names of those who have been lost.
82nd Airborne Division Vietnam Memorial
Dedicated to the fallen 3rd Brigade Soldiers that served in
Vietnam; featuring 212 names on the base.
Pike Field Memorial
307th Engineer Battalion Monument
Dedicated in honor of Col. Emory J. Pike, Medal of Honor Winner.
Located in front of Pike Field.
Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Crossing of the Waal
River, Holland, World War II.
9.
82ND airborne COMBAT
aviation brigade
35º 8’ 4” N 79º 0’ 17” W
LOCATION: Longstreet Road
82nd Combat Aviation
Brigade Memorial
Dedicated to all Soldiers that have
died while assigned to the 82nd
Combat Aviation Brigade. Located
in front of the Pegasus Inn Dining
Facility on Longstreet Rd.
10.
Airborne & Special OpERATIONS Museum
35º 3’ 23” N 78º 53’ 8” W
LOCATION: Bragg Boulevard
Iron Mike Statue (oRG)
General Hugh Shelton
Sculpted by Leah Heibert in 1960 and 1961, using Sgt. Maj.
James Runyon as a model, the statue depicts a World War
II-era Airborne Trooper with a Thompson submachine gun at
the ready.
Dedicated By H. Ross Perot, the statue serves as a tribute to all
men and women who have served in the armed forces.
Additional monuments and memorials
There are approximately 60 additional monuments dedicated to specific
units that line the entrance of the Airborne & Special Operations Museum.
Below is a list of those monuments and the dates they were dedicated.
509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
20-Aug-99
327th Infantry Regiment
23-Mar-06
542nd Parachute Infantry Battalion
20-Aug-99
319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
23-Mar-06
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
23-Sep-99
1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
14-Apr-06
505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team
24-Sep-99
320th Airborne Field Artillery
16-May-06
82nd Airborne Division
13-Oct-99
508th Regimental Combat Team
20-Jun-06
1st Battalion / 8th Cavalry
25-Oct-99
511th Parachute Infantry Regiment
19-Sep-06
187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
25-Oct-99
95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne)
28-Nov-06
The Red Hats “MACV”
9-Nov-99
Office Of Strategic Services (OSS)
19-Apr-07
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
1-May-00
550th Airborne Infantry Battalion
14-Apr-08
Airborne Command
1-May-00
407th Brigade Support Battalion
7-May-08
551st Parachute Infantry Battalion
13-Jun-00
BDQ Ranger Advisors, Vietnam
18-Jun-08
13th Airborne Division
26-Jun-00
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
30-Jul-08
517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team
26-Jun-00
112th Signal Battalion
7-Aug-08
173rd Airborne Brigade
27-Jun-00
281st Aviation Company
15-Aug-08
17th Airborne Division
13-Jul-00
Parachute Riggers
20-Aug-08
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
24-Jul-00
82nd Signal Battalion
11-Nov-08
503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team
24-Jul-00
321st Field Artillery
1-Apr-09
1st Special Service Force
28-Jul-00
Joint Communications Unit
1-Apr-10
307th Engineer Battalion
10-Aug-00
2nd Battalion 19th Special Forces Group
18-May-10
11th Airborne Division
10-Aug-00
4th Psyop Regiment
27-Aug-10
555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
7-Sep-00
35th Signal Bn.
8-Feb-11
325th Glider Infantry Regiment
20-Sep-00
Mars Task Force
12-Apr-11
541st Parachute Infantry Regiment
2-Oct-00
440th Airwing
7-May-11
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
19-Oct-00
188th GIR
1-Jun-11
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
2-Jul-01
506th PIR
10-Jun-11
US Army Glider Pilots
8-Oct-01
Joint Communications Support Element
20-Jul-11
325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
18-Dec-01
8240th
18-Dec-01
555th PIB Test Platoon
4-Mar-02
2nd Battle Group, 503rd Infantry
10-Jan-12
1st Battalion / 12th Cavalry
22-Jun-02
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
14-Aug-02
Golden Knights
5-Feb-03
XVIII Airborne Corps
12-Feb-03
16th Military Police Brigade
10-Mar-04
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