The National Mall in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

320th Bomb Group

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 17, 2017

1. 320th Bomb Group Marker

Inscription. In memory of
WWII Fallen Comrades
of
320th Bomb Group
Dedication on 40th Anniversary
September 11th, 1982

Erected 1982.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.

Location. 38° 53.266′ N, 77° 1.293′ W. Memorial is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in The National Mall. It can be reached from the intersection of 7th Street Southwest and Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the grounds of the Smithsonian National Museum of Air and Space. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Washington DC 20597, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: First International Manned Space Mission (within shouting distance of this marker); The Williams Slave Pen (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Slave Trade in Washington, DC (about 300 feet away); Uranus (about 300 feet away); Double Candle, 2018 (about 400 feet away); Monarchs on the Move (about 500 feet away); Yoko Ono (about 500 feet away); Pumpkin, 2016 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.

Other markers no longer nearby. Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Plaza (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Welcome to the Hirshhorn Museum's Plaza (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . 320th Bombardment Group. Army Air Corps Library and Museum website entry (Submitted on December 26, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 17, 2017

2. 320th Bomb Group Marker

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95742) image. Click for full size.

via American Air Museum in Britain, 1944

3. A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95742)

"Eight Ball" of the 441st Bomb Squadron, 320th Bomb Group in flight. 1944.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on February 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on December 26, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.