Rosslyn in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
U.S. Navy Bombing Squadron VB104
VB104
Recipient of two Presidential Unit citations
In everlasting remembrance of the 96
officers and men lost in combat
Aug 1943 to Mar 1944 & Nov 1944 to Apr 1945
Guadalcanal to Luzon
56 enemy aircraft destroyed
105,000 tons shipping sunk
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° 4.129′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Rosslyn. It is on McClellan Drive east of Grant Drive, on the right when traveling east. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 13th Airborne Division (a few steps from this marker); 63rd Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep) (within shouting distance of this marker); The Military Order of the World Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); 17th Airborne Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Catholic War Veterans, U.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); Chaplains Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); 505th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team (within shouting distance of this marker). 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 303 times since then and 6 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
