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Chaplains Hill
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By Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Chaplains Marker | | |
Inscription. (Left)
These Chaplains of the United States
Army Gave Their Lives In The World War
April 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918
[Two Columns 23 Names]
" Greater love hath no man than this, that
a man lay down his life for his friends."
"To you from failing hands we throw
the torch-be yours to hold it high."
(Center)
To The Glory Of God
And The Memory Of The Chaplains
Who Died In The Service Of Their Country
* World War I and II *
[Three Columns 134 Names]
(Small Plaque)
This plaque honoring 134 Protestant
Chaplains killed in two World Wars,
was originally in the Memorial Chapel
of the General Commission on Chaplains
and Armed Forces Personnel Building
in Washington D.C. placed in this
cemetery on October 26, 1981.
(Right)
Catholic Chaplains Who
Died Serving Their
Country in World War II
And In The Korean and
Vietnam Conflicts
World War II
[Three Columns of 70 Names]
Korean Conflict
[Three Columns of 6 Names]
Vietnam Conflict
[Three Columns of 7 Names]
May God Grant Peace to them and to the Nation they served so well
Location. | | | | 
By Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Chaplains, Left Marker | These Chaplains of the United States
Army Gave Their Lives In The World War
April 6, 1917 - Nov. 11, 1918
[Two Columns 23 Names] | | |
38° 52.726′ N, 77° 4.163′ W. Marker is in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, in Arlington County. Marker is on Grant Drive near McClellan Drive, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Located in Section 2 of Arlington 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. 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep) (a few steps from this marker); 63rd Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); The Vietnamese Airborne Division and Their Advisors (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos. (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Navy Cruiser Sailors Association (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines of African and Asian-Pacific Descent (about 300 feet away); Swiss Internees (about 300 feet away); American Ex-Prisoners of War (about 400 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Arlington National Cemetery.
Regarding Chaplains Hill. Chaplains Hill and Three Monuments
Chaplains from four wars rest on Chaplains Hill in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery. Those buried here include: the Army's first Chief of Chaplains, Colonel John T. Axton of World War I; World War II's Chief of Chaplains William A. Arnold, who was the first Chaplain to make General; and Major Charles Joseph Watters who served in Vietnam and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 19, 1967. Unarmed, Watters was rendering aid to fallen comrades, disregarding his own safety when he was killed by a bomb explosion.
On May 5, 1926, Chaplains who served in World War I dedicated the Chaplains Monument to twenty-three Chaplains who died in that war.
A memorial to 134 Protestant Chaplains who died in World Wars I and II was dedicated on October 26, 1981.
A monument to 83 Catholic Chaplains who died in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam was dedicated on May 21, 1989 in the Memorial Amphitheater. Father William Barragy, the first Chaplain to die in Vietnam is among the names listed on the monument. He was killed on May 4, 1966 in a helicopter crash with twenty men on a mission for the 101st Airborne Division. Father Barragy was posthumously honored with the Legion of Merit.
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By Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Chaplains Center Marker | To The Glory Of God
And The Memory Of The Chaplains
Who Died In The Service Of Their Country
* World War I and II *
[Three Columns 134 Names] | | |
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By Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011 | |
| | | 4. Chaplains, Right Marker | Catholic Chaplains Who
Died Serving Their
Country in World War II
And In The Korean and
Vietnam Conflicts
World War II
[Three Columns of 70 Names] | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on July 28, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 251 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 28, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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