Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Besson Hall
General Frank S. Besson, Jr.
30 May 1910 - 15 July 1985
For devotion to country and dedication to
Army Transportation
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, World II.
Location. 37° 9.951′ N, 76° 34.52′ W. Memorial is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Fort Eustis. It is on Washington Boulevard half a mile south of Warwick Boulevard (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 300 Washington Blvd, Fort Eustis VA 23604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Virginia’s Peninsula, in Hampton Roads, in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); In Memory Of Transporters Killed (a few steps from this marker); DCO 205-H, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4×2 (within shouting distance of this marker); 2000D Fleetstar, Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4×2 (within shouting distance of this marker); M129A1C, Semitrailer, Van, 12 Ton, 4 wheel (within shouting distance of this marker); M52A2, Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 6×6 (within shouting distance of this marker); T-3, Rolling Liquid Transporter (RLT) (within shouting distance of this marker); M172A1, Semitrailer, Lowboy, 25 Ton (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.
Also see . . . Frank S. Besson Jr. Wikipedia article (Submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Additional commentary.
1. Marker location
This marker is on the grounds of Fort Eustis. Permission was requested before photographing.
— Submitted February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021
2. Besson Hall Dedication Plaque just inside the museum building
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
