Rosslyn in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
505th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 27, 2019
1. 505th Parachute Infantry Regimental Combat Team Marker
who fought so gallantly
to liberate Western Europe
in World War II, 1943 - 1945
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Sicily
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Italy
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Normandy
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Holland
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"The Bulge"
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Germany
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° 52.733′ N, 77° 4.08′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Rosslyn. It is on McClellan Drive east of Grant Drive, on the left 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, 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: 17th Airborne Division (a few steps from this marker); The Military Order of the World Wars (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S.S. Houston and H.M.A.S. Perth (within shouting distance of this marker); McClellan Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Navy Bombing Squadron VB104 (within shouting
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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 259 times since then and 9 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 27, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
