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U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal School

 
 
U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 27, 2018
1. U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal School Marker
Inscription.
This Mark of Commendation
is awarded to
The American
University

For effective co-operation
in training naval personnel
during World War II


U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal School


James Forrestal
Secretary of the Navy
 
Erected by Navy Department.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
 
Location. 38° 56.218′ N, 77° 5.264′ W. Memorial is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Spring Valley. It can be reached from Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling south. On the side of the Hurst Building that faces the Quad. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20016, 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 North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Fletcher Hurst (here, next to this marker); Battelle Memorial Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean Cherry Trees (within shouting distance of this marker); Jeju Dolhareubang (within shouting distance of this marker); School of International Service (within shouting distance of this marker); September 11 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Eliza Graydon (within shouting distance of this marker); World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 27, 2018
2. U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal School Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 411 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 27, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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