Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

For God and Country

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 26, 2019

1. For God and Country Marker

Inscription.
Erected to the Memory of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines from Alexandria, Virginia who gave their lives during the World War.

Geo. M. Anderton • Herbert Bernhard • Thos. W. Cook • John Crilly • Arthur Curran • Percy C. Dove • Chaplin E. Evans • Richard H. Fawcett • Leon W. Hardin • Samuel Haynes • John Leadbeater • John Lyons • Lee Magner • David L. Meeks • Russell Mitchell • Edw. D. Northrup • Wm. T. Phillips • Edmund G. Prince • Shirley Pullin • Henry Ward Reiff • Arthur Robey • Edward Shoults • John H. Sullivan • Paul F. Ward • Eugene Wilburn • Thomas Williams • William Thomas

Erected by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 24, Alexandria, Virginia, presented to Alexandria Post No. 24, the American Legion.

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

Location. 38° 48.346′ N, 77° 2.639′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town. Memorial is on Cameron Street east of North Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Cameron St, Alexandria VA 22314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Alexandria Post No. 24, American Legion

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(a few steps from this marker); The Gadsby's Tavern Ice Well (within shouting distance of this marker); The Front Door of Gadsby's Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Gadsby’s Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); The Memorial Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Restored Government of Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Gadsby's Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Looking east towards three markers. image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, June 23, 2021

2. Looking east towards three markers.

1. Alexandria Post No. 24, American Legion 2. World War I Memorial 3. For God and Country

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on June 26, 2021. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.