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World War II Memorial

 
 
In Memory of Those Lost in World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2018
1. In Memory of Those Lost in World War II Marker
Inscription. In memory of those lost in World War II
 
Erected 1950 by The Home Interest Garden Club.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 38° 58.187′ N, 77° 23.158′ W. Memorial is in Herndon, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is at the intersection of Elden Street (Virginia Route 606) and Station Street, on the right when traveling west on Elden Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Herndon VA 20170, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8
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other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Herndon Town Hall (here, next to this marker); Mosby's Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Herndon Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Herndon Dairy Farming (within shouting distance of this marker); Herndon Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Tracks Into History (within shouting distance of this marker); Herndon Station Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Herndon Fire Department (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Herndon.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Mosby’s Herndon Station Raid (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
In Memory of Those Lost in World War II Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2018
2. In Memory of Those Lost in World War II Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 367 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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