Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

487th Bomb Group

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 27, 2019

1. 487th Bomb Group Marker

Inscription. To the Men of the 487th Bomb Group (H)
Lost in Action 1943 -- 1945

487th Bomb Group (H)
836th Squadron
837th Squadron
838th Squadron
839th Squadron

U.S. Army Air Force
8th Air Force
Station 137
Lavenham, Suffolk
England

I remember you, my young brothers,
as we were, as it was.
This is the resting place of our memory,
as it will always be. 487th Crew Member, 1996

Erected 1996 by 487th Bomb Group.

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° 52.725′ N, 77° 4.261′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It is on Roosevelt Drive south of McClellan Drive, on the right when traveling south. 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

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in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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 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: Military Chaplains Association Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Thresher Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Chaplains Hill (about 400 feet away); Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Marines of African and Asian-Pacific Descent (about 400 feet away); Military Officers Association of America Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Spirit of the Cavalry Lives On (about 400 feet away); U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos (about 400 feet away); U.S.S. Boston (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.