Swiss Internees Marker

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Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Swiss Internees

By Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2009

1. Swiss Internees Marker

Inscription. In memory of
the gallant combat aircrewmen of the USAAF 8th, 9th, 12th, and 15th Air Forces
who were left in Switzerland, 1943-1945 during WWII with "everlasting friends."

[Insignia of:]
Swiss Internees Association, Inc.
U.S.A.
Camp Moloney
Former Air Force
1943-1945

Erected by Swiss Internees Association, Inc.

Location. 38° 52.682′ N, 77° 4.141′ W. Marker is in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, in Arlington County. Marker is on Grant Drive south of McClellan Drive. Click for map. Marker is in Section 12 of the National Cemetery. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 63rd Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Chaplains Hill (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep) (about 300 feet away); The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors (about 400 feet away); U.S.S. Houston and H.M.A.S. Perth (about 500 feet away); U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos. (about 500 feet away); U.S. Navy Cruiser Sailors Association (about 600 feet away); Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines of African and Asian-Pacific Descent (about 600 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Arlington National Cemetery.

By Richard E. Miller, August 30, 2009

2. Swiss Internees Marker

Also see . . . Swiss Internees Assoc. Inc. (Submitted on November 15, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. prisoners of war; Sgt. Joseph P. Molony,

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 15, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 557 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.