U.S. Army

[East Face]:

First troops assigned to (Camp) Fort Gordon, Georgia

upon activation in 1941

Troops arrived at Camp Gordon December 1941 and

underwent rigid combat training here until April 1943.

{Ivy Leaf Cross Emblem}

Aisne - Marne Normandy

St. Mihiel Northern France

Meuse -Argonne Rhineland

Defensive Sector Ardennes

Army of Occupation Central Europe

Viet Nam

The first U.S. Troops to land on Utah Beach

Normandy France 6 June 1944-in Cherbourg - Break

Through enemy lines at famed St. Lo - in Paris - Break

the Siegfried Line

Ivymen were the heart of the Hurtgen Forest

Battle the bloodiest fight of the European War and

threw back attack of the Battle Of The Buldge

Have fought in combat

France, Belgium, Germany, Luxemburg & Viet Nam

[West Face]:

Dedicated 4 October 1980

To the Glory of God

and

in memory of the late

Maj. Gen. Raymond O Barton, Sr.

Commanding General - Jul 1 1942 - Dec. 26 1944

and

to all Ivymen and women both living and dead

by

The Raymond O Barton Chapter

Natl 4th Inf Ivy Div Assn

{Ivy Leaf Cross Emblem}

Aisne - Marne Normandy

St. Mihiel Northern France

Meuse -Argonne Rhineland

Defensive Sector Ardennes

Army of Occupation Central Europe

Viet Nam

(List of Presidents and Assn. Officers)

Marker is at the intersection of Greene Street and 9th St (James Brown Blvd), in the median on Greene Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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