PFC Bucholz Memorial- 7th Infantry Division
Details:
On the west side of the airport terminal.
A concrete monument with the symbol of the 7th Infantry Division built into it and a brass inscribed plaque.
The memorial remembers the namesake of the Bucholz Army Airfield, Private First Class Fred Bucholz, who was killed during the 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division “Bayonet” landing and liberation of the Kwajalein Island in the Kwajalein Atoll on February 4, 1944 during the Eastern Mandate Campaign (Operation Flintlock) in World War 2.
Bucholz received the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on that day.
Monument Text:
BUCHOLZ ARMY
AIRFIELD
NAMED IN HONOR OF
PFC FRED HENRY BUCHOLZ
ARMY SERIAL NO 56563695
POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM
IN THE BATTLE OF KWAJALEIN
FEBRUARY 4, 1944
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
Amphibious Corps V
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Pacific Theater
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