551st Parachute Infantry Battalion
A monument dedicated to the memory of eight paratroopers who drowned in Lake Kinney Cameron on a night training parachute jump on February 16, 1944.
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Date of Installation:
July 1, 1992
Organization Responsible for Installation:
Members, relatives and friends of the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion
Memorial War Era(s):
WWII
Location:
The monument is located in the woods on a pond dam in Scotland County (N34 59.692 - W079 32.634) near Hoffman, NC. It is currently part of the Sandhills Wildlife Preserve. At the time of the jump, it was part of Camp McCall.
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Published on April 11, 2017