Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
551st Parachute Infantry Battalion
1942 - 1945
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2025
1. 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion Marker
Battalion
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remembrance
Ne les oubliez jamais
World War II
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 38° 52.886′ N, 77° 4.086′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It is on Roosevelt Drive west of Eisenhower Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Memorial Avenue, Fort Myer VA 22211, 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, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Naval Combat Demolition Units (a few steps from this marker); 199th Light Infantry Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); The 23rd Regimental Combat Team in Korea (within shouting distance of this marker); The 82nd Airborne Division Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Amphibious Scouts and Raiders World War II (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Revolution American Red Maple (about 300 feet away); WW II Glider Pilots (about
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 27, 2019
2. 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, May 25, 2025
3. 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 25, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on May 25, 2025, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
