551st Parachute Infantry Battalion

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.

Installation Date:

01 Jul 1992

Organization Responsible for Installation:

Members, relatives and friends of the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion

Memorial War Era(s):

  • WWII

Memorial Condition:

Good

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.