Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
U.S.S. Boston
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who served on U.S.S. Boston
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Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 38° 52.659′ N, 77° 4.289′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It is at the intersection of Roosevelt Drive and Wilson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Roosevelt Drive. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington VA 22214, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Military Officers Association of America Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Jumping Mustangs (a few steps from this marker); 511 Parachute Infantry Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); 82nd Airborne Division (within shouting distance of this marker); American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Spirit of the Elbe (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Seafarers Memorial (about 300 feet away); The Rakkasans (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
