Adelaide Coral Sea Commemoration & USA Service WW2 Memorial Back to Search
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| Location | North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Type | memorial |
| Description | Two white stone columns topped with an embossed effigy of the globe with nations detailed in gold. The columns are on either side of the path that leads to the edge of a pool with a water fountain. On the inside of each column is a brass plaque. On the front at the base of each column is a bronze plaque. |
| Built | Left Column erected: 3rd July 1953 |
| Opened | 30 April 1996 by GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA HER EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE DAME ROMA MITCHELL AC DBE |
| Inscription | Right Column:Left: IN DEEP GRATITUDE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHO JOINED IN THE DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA DURING THE WAR OF 1939-1945 Base: TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA FOUGHT 5-8 MAY 1942 THIS PLAQUE UNVEILED BY HER EXCELLENCY THE HON. DAME ROMA MITCHELL AC DBE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA ***** AUSTRALIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 3 MAY 1992 Left Column:Right: ERECTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA JULY 3RD 1953 Plaque: AUSTRALIA REMEMBERS 1945-1995 IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE 292,131 AMERICAN SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FIGHTING TOGETHER WITH AUSTRALIAN AND OTHER ALLIED FORCES FROM 1941 TO 1945 TO RESTORE AND PROTECT FREEDOM LEST WE FORGET THE DEBT WE OWE REMEMBERED BY THE AUSTRALIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AND THE AMERICAN EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA UNVEILED BY HER EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE DAME ROMA MITCHELL AC DBE GOVERNOR OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA 30 APRIL 1996 |
| Condition | MAINTAINED BY: Botanical Gardens committee PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil |
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