War Memorials in Australia
503rd Parachute Regiment Memorial
Place:
Gordonvale, Queensland, 4865
District:
Northern Tropical
Coast and Tablelands
Orientation: 24 km S of
Cairns
Location:
Position:
Ref: 40237
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The memorial is a ceramic tiled plinth with metal plaque.
The 503rd Parachute Regiment was an United States Army unit which trained at Gordonvale during World War II.
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THE 503RD PARACHUTE REG'T
Insignia
THANKS
Insignia
THE PEOPLE OF GORDONVALE
FOR MAKING THIS AREA A
PLEASANT HOME
DEC. 1942 Insignia of 503rd
Airborne SEPT. 1943
Information current to September 2004
Sources: The information and photograph on this page have been kindly provided by Peter Fox