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World War I Memorial

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 31, 2019
1. World War I Memorial
Inscription.
1917 - 1918

This memorial
is erected by a grateful people
to those who enlisted
from Charles County, Maryland,
in the World War.

★ These made the supreme sacrifice ★
Capt. Joseph Dent Hungerford ★ Sergt. Franklin Vernon Jameson ★ Pvt. John Addison Millard ★ Lieut. Harry White Wilmer ★ Sergt. Guy Earl Willett ★ Pvt. Samuel Posey ★ Lieut. Frank Browne Turner ★ Corp. James Arthur Oliver ★ Pvt. Harris Sewell
 
Erected 1921.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 38° 32.27′ N, 76° 58.996′ W. Memorial is in La Plata, Maryland, in Charles County. It is on Crain Highway (U.S. 301) south of Hawthorne Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6360 Crain Highway, La Plata MD 20646, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Southern Maryland. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic,
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in the Tidewater, 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam Conflict Memorial (here, next to this marker); War on Terror Memorial (here, next to this marker); Korean Conflict Memorial (here, next to this marker); Lebanon / Grenada Conflict Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); World War I Enlisted Military Memorial (a few steps from this marker); September 11 Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Old Durham Church, Episcopal - 1692 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Plata.
 
World War I Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 31, 2019
2. World War I Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 31, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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