Spring Valley in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

World War II Memorial

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 27, 2018

1. World War II Memorial Marker

Inscription.
Given by the Classes of
1942 - 1945
to honor members of
The American University community
who made the supreme sacrifice in
World War II

Killed in Action — World War II
The American University William Emerson Bartlett • William Franklin Blaine • Neil Rex Collier, Jr. • Walter Wesley Collbaugh • Bernard Feinberg • Francis Ward Hetfield • Merrill Webster Hoover • Harold E. Jones • Hugh Davidson Leidel • Bishop Adna W. Leonard • Archie Baynes Norford • Edward Leroy Parke • Halldor Sigurdson • John T. "Jack" Sparks • Jack L. Stinson • Samuel Bull Stone • Theodore Frederick Towers • John Preston Wood

Erected by American University Classes of 1942-1945.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 38° 56.275′ N, 77° 5.333′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Spring Valley. Memorial can be reached from Massachusetts Avenue Northwest west of Nebraska Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east. The memorial is the grounds of American University. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. September 11 Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battelle Memorial Building (about 400 feet away); Mary Eliza Graydon (about 400 feet away); U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal School (about 500 feet away); John Fletcher Hurst (about 500 feet away); Korean Cherry Trees (about 600 feet away); Jeju Dolhareubang (about 600 feet away); School of International Service (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 27, 2018

2. World War II Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 27, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 19 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.