College Hill in Providence in Providence County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Rhode Island World War II Memorial
Rhode Islanders who served our nation during
this conflict
generations have been granted the role of
defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger
the Atlantic
North Atlantic Convoys
The U-Boat Wars
Sinking of the Bismark
Sinking of the USS Dorchester
(Four Immortal Chaplains)
Mediterranean
Conflict
North Africa Campaign
Invasion of Sicily
Landing at Salerno
Beach-head at Anzio
Battle for Monte Cassino
European Theatre
of Operations
Invasion Glider Landings
Normandy Invasion
"D" Day Landings
Battle for Omaha Beach
Capture of Cherbourg
Bombing of Berlin
European Theatre
of Operations
Battle of the Ardennes
Battle of the Bulge
Bombing of Ploesti Oil Fields
Russian-American Link-Up
Flying Fortress Forge Victory
V-E Day May 8, 1845
Pacific/
Far East Campaign
Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor
Battle of the Philippines
Bataan
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Coral Sea
Naval Battle of the Pacific
Doolittle's Air Raids on Tokyo
Pacific/
Far East Campaign
Battle of Iwo Jima
Landings at Okinawa
Mariana Islands Campaign
Guam/Saipan/Tinian
Marshall Islands Campaign
Eniwetok/Kwajalien/Tarawa
Guadalcanal/Bougainville
Southeast
Asia Campaign
Flying the "Hump" Supply China
Merrill's Marauders Guerrillas
Burma/China Supply Road
Battle of Bismark Sea
Invasion of East Indies
New Guinea/New Britain
Pacific/
Far East Campaign
Battle of Midway & Wake Islands
Attack on Dutch Harbor & Attu
President Roosevelt Dies 4-12-45
Harry S. Truman Becomes President
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki
V-J Day on August 14, 1945
Surrender-Signing on USS Missouri
Erected by The WWII Memorial Commission of Rhode Island.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #33 Harry S. Truman series list.
Location. 41° 49.48′ N, 71° 24.444′ W.
Regionally, this memorial is on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, 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 one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rochambeau's Army in Rhode Island (a few steps from this marker); Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); River Relocation Project and Providence River Park (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Crawford Street Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 19, 2020
5. Rhode Island World War II Memorial
Contributor plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 985 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 22, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
