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

511 Parachute Infantry Regiment

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

1. 511 Parachute Infantry Regiment Marker

Inscription. In honor of the valiant paratroopers who made the supreme sacrifice in liberating the Philippines. This regiment secured peace in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre of war and was the first to occupy Japan

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° 52.646′ N, 77° 4.277′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It is on Roosevelt Drive east of Wilson Avenue, on the right when traveling east. 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

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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: 82nd Airborne Division (a few steps from this marker); Military Officers Association of America Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Jumping Mustangs (within shouting distance of this marker); American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Boston (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rakkasans (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Spirit of the Elbe (about 300 feet away); Seafarers Memorial (about 300 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 249 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.