Memorial Placed – National VA Cemeteries (April 2023 Update) The Foundation placed the standard Americal Division monument (designed specifically for national VA Cemeteries) at five cemeteries in the past two years. Two other monument placement projects are approved for…
Memorial Placed – National VA Cemeteries (May 2021 Update) Placement of the first five granite monuments honoring the legacy of the Americal Division during its three eras of activation as a U.S. Army infantry division is complete. The final…
Fort Sill – Americal Artillery Monument Dedication Ceremony WWII Veterans Donald Wright and William Kiker unveiling WWII pedestal The Americal Artillery Monument dedication ceremony was conducted on May 10th. What a tremendous success the event turned out to be….
Memorial Placement Proposals at Veterans Cemeteries Our foremost project is placement of monuments at national VA cemeteries and state veterans cemeteries throughout the country. We have entered a contract with Keith Monument Company out of Elizabethtown, Kentucky to…
Dedication set for Ft. Sill monument The following presents information about the Fort Sill Americal Artillery monument dedication ceremony at Fort Sill. The dedication date is confirmed for Wednesday, May 10th. The ceremony will be a one day event, scheduled…
The 2017 Americal Legacy Foundation Calendar delivered to members of the Americal Division Veterans Association in December 2016. Additional copies are avalable through the Store on this website.
Ft. Sill Monument Completed By Gary L. Noller; October 11, 2016 The Americal Division monument at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma is complete as of September 15, 2016. Americal Legacy Foundation president Roger Gilmore inspected the completed monument and accepted it…
OCS Class Monument at Ft. Benning By Roger Gilmore; July 26, 2016 The Foundation’s most recent monument fundingwas a grant of $500.00 towards a monument placement at Fort Benning, Georgia. Army Officer Candidate School (OCS) class 509-68 was commissioned…
Fort Sill – Americal Artillery Monument By Roger Gilmore; July 27, 2016 Construction work started on the Fort Sill, Oklahoma Americal Artillery monument project in July 2016. The Lawton, Oklahoma concrete contractor Boyles Contracting did the initial excavation…
The approval process at Fort Sill and the Department of the Army is now complete. Final approval was signed off on in early January 2016 by the U.S. Army’s Installation Management Command. We received acknowledgement via email from the…
