LEST WE FORGET 40 & 8 RAILROAD BOX CAR MEMORIAL
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Listing Details
Location: MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL CEMETERY-CONNERY AVENUE
City: BOURNE
State: Massachusetts
Zip Code: 2542
Type of Memorial: Plaques On Stone
Year Dedicated: 1987
Access: Cemetery
Wars Commemorated: WORLD WAR II
Photograph By: RICHARD MARSH
Submitted By: MASSMILITARYMOUNMENTS.COM
THE MERCI BOX CAR WAS A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE, GIVEN IN APPRECIATION FOR THE UNITED STATES HELP TO FRENCH DURING WORLD WAR II. A MERCI BOX CAR WAS GIVEN TO EVERY STATE AND ONE FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND ONE FOR HAWAII. 40 & 8 BOX CAR COULD HAUL 40 MEN OR 8 HORSES.
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